Carlisle Russian River Valley Zinfandel Papera Ranch 2021 (750ml)

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Producer	Carlisle
Country	United States
Region	California
Subregion	Sonoma
Varietal	Zinfandel
Vintage	2021
Sku	14672
Size	750ml

 

Medium-dark ruby-garnet.  An intoxicating nose of raspberry, blood orange, Mission fig, and brown tobacco leaf.  Totally captivating!  On the palate, full bodied and incredibly juicy with flavors of raspberry coulis, blood orange, and red apple that build in the mouthwatering finish.  Papera is truly one of the greatest old-vine vineyards of California.  Enjoy this beauty from release through 2033.

96% Zinfandel, 4% Carignan

With normal yields of approximately 3.25 tons to the acre, Papera seemed oblivious to the lack of water in this drought year.  Picked in three passes between October 1st and October 6th, we opted to bleed off 7 to 12% of the juice from each tank to produce a more concentrated wine.  Also, since tank space was at a premium, it helped prevent the tanks we filled from overflowing during fermentation, something that is never fun to clean up!  Aged in all French oak, 21% new, and bottled unfined and unfiltered.