Alcohol: 14.57%
Grape(s): 97% Zinfandel, 3% Petite Sirah
Localization: Sonoma, California, USA
Tasting Notes: Perfumed ripe summer black cherry, pomegranate seed, sweet spice and essence of mandarin rind mingle beautifully with warm pie crust, almond paste and vanilla pod aromas. On the palate, this Zinfandel is energetic and multi-faceted. Details of fresh dark fruit with undertones of toasted coffee bean give way to a core of inviting, velvety tannins and a long fresh finish. Despite its early accessibility, this wonderful, limited-production Zinfandel will be generous in its enjoyment for at least 7+ years.
94 points, Wine Spectator: Sleek and vibrant, with multilayered raspberry and cherry flavors highlighted by briary forest floor, savory sage, and white pepper tones as this zips along the finish. Drink now through 2032. 94 points. –Tim Fish, Senior Editor, Wine Spectator, Apr 2025
The Domain: Winemaking may have been the logical evolution in our family’s long history of farming in the Dry Creek Valley. However, it took an absence from the valley and attention to those inner voices that led our winery founder Clay Mauritson back to the same vineyards he spent planting, tending and picking as a teen. What he came to realize was that he already had a lifetime of understanding about the subtleties and strengths of each micro-climate within the Dry Creek, Rockpile and Alexander Valleys. The only thing left was to DREAM BIG!
Since 1868, the Mauritson family has been growing grapes in the Dry Creek Valley. Our great-great-great-grandfather, S.P. Hallengren, a grape growing pioneer in the Rockpile region, first planted vines in 1884, shipping every ounce of his wine back to Sweden. Our family's Rockpile homestead and ranch grew to 4,000 acres by the early 1960s when all but 700 ridgetop acres was acquired by the Army Corps of Engineers in order to develop Lake Sonoma. The vineyards featured in many of our historical family photos are now underwater. For the next 30 years, the Rockpile property would primarily be used for sheep grazing.
