2022 Cline Ancient Vines Contra Costa County Zinfandel

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2022 Cline Ancient Vines Contra Costa County ZinfandelProducer: Cline Cellars Region: Contra Costa County, California Varietal: Zinfandel Year: 2022 Winemaker Notes: "For over 40 years Fred Cline has crafted wine from ancient vines grown in California's Contra Costa County. Fred developed his love for farming from his grandfather, who planed dry farmed vineyards in the county generations ago. In order to survive, the ancient vines pushed their roots deep into the sandy soil and reward us with a wine of

boysenberry

oyster shell and smoky mineral reduction

Just-ripe pineapple

Traditional Italian red bitter for the Spritz

aged for 24 months in oak

Producer: Guillaume Gilles

the tension packed by this wine loosens just enough to provide a full bodied

the 2022 Pinot Noir has plenty of finesse and delicacy given the mountain fruit that goes into it

this is a wine for fans of the lean

the wine is dominated by a harmonious roundness of passion fruit and orange melon

a complex blend of chalky soil tones

Producer: Clape