Still
Carol Shelton
Sonoma County
Petite Sirah, Zinfandel
Rockpile Reserve comes from the deep red, rocky soils of the Florence Vineyard, 1400 feet above Lake Sonoma and Dry Creek Valley.
88% Florence Vineyard, Rockpile
11% Florence Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley
1% Bastoni Vineyard, Fountaingrove District
92% Zinfandel, 8% Petite Sirah
4 days cold soak prior to ferment, all fermented in 1-ton bins, 10% bleed, hand punched down twice daily, 12 days total on skins.
16 months in barrels:
13% new French
13% new Hungarian
13% new American
13% older American
48% older French
Bottle, Cork
0.750
New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
Nice dark-red in color, big blueberry-blackberry fruit, spicy-chocolatey oak, nicely focused acidity enhances mineral flavors, elegantly structured tannins for aging, super plush long finish!