February 20, 2018
Carol Shelton Zinfandels from the Queen of Zin

Still
Carol Shelton
Mendocino County
Zinfandel
Grown on the benchlands and slopes of mountainsides
Uninoculated (“WILD”) yeast fermentation, which took 5 days to start (cold soak!) for total of 16 days on skins. Déléstaged (pronounced 'del-ess-TAHJd) three times before 12° Brix
10 months in a mix of American and French barrels -- 20% were new or one-year old
Screw cap
0.375, 0.750