Zinfandel ‘Rockpile Reserve’

Winemaker

Carol Shelton

Appellation

Sonoma County

Varieties

Petite Sirah, Zinfandel

Viticulture

Rockpile Reserve comes from the deep red, rocky soils of the Florence Vineyard, 1400 feet above Lake Sonoma and Dry Creek Valley.

Terroir

88% Florence Vineyard, Rockpile
11% Florence Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley
1% Bastoni Vineyard, Fountaingrove District

Ratings & Reviews

Vineyard

92% Zinfandel, 8% Petite Sirah

Vinification

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.

Aging

16 months in barrels:
13% new French
13% new Hungarian
13% new American
13% older American
48% older French

Features

Bottle, Cork

Available Sizes (L)

0.750