2021 Ardure Zin Beveridge Vineyard Amphorae Series

Region: Dry Creek Valley < Sonoma < CAGrape: ZinfandelVineyard/Cellar Stats: CCOF-certified organic farming; soils are gravelly loam with huge chunks of energetic quartz crystal strewn throughout; grapes foot tread and left for 24 hours to soak on skins. Pressed into amphorae to start primary fermentation. Racked off of gross lees into neutral barrique to finish primary fermentation and start malolactic conversion; neutral french oak barrels for 10 month elevage; bottled unfined, unfiltered with no added So2; zero-zero; 12% ABVWinemaker: Jason Ruppert Former Somm turned regenerative farmer + natural winemaker Crystals infused into each wine during fermentation for energetic vibrance Nothing like the thick, syrupy Zins of yesteryear Light, bright, fresh, vivid Classic Zin sweet spice and black fruit with soft tannins Waves of electric minerality Delicate but layered, stands up to an array of earthy and rich foods Thanksgiving!! More about Ardure Ardure, which translates to "the