Red table wine

ERGGELET · Contra Costa County, CA, USA

Mixed berries, pomegranate, fresh red cherry, plum and pluot, with a hint of lilac and mint. Exceedingly juicy, with chalky, dense tannins and a long, balanced finish.

Farming
Minimal intervention

Harvest Method
Hand harvest

Varietal
55% Zinfandel, 17% Grenache, 17% Mataro, 11% Carignane

Age of Vineyard
Carignane, Mataro planted around 1893

Zinfandel, Grenache planted around 1983

Vessel
4 ton & 2 ton oak fermenters, open top stainless steel for the Grenache.

Vineyard Yield
3-3.5 tons/acre

Soil Type
Sandy Loam / delhi sand

Annual Production
6180 bottles

Vinification
Wines fermented by varietal 12-21 days and pressed off dry into neutral Burgundy barrels and aged for 12 months in a reductive environment. Wines are then racked to stainless steel and bottled a few months later. Unfined and unfiltered, with minimal sulfur dose added at bottling.