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Catfish Zinfandel
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Steele
Color: Red
Region: Domestic
Vintage: 2007
Sizes:
750 ml
Catfish Vineyard Zinfandel is actually a field blend of a number of varieties, including small amounts of Carignan, Alicante Bouche, Cabernet, and several other varieties even some white grapes. Having more than one variety assured the old-time vintners that they would have some grapes to harvest regardless of the spring frosts or autumn storms. The grapes from Catfish are not separated; the wine is vinified just as it grows. The vineyard was planted during the influx of Mediterranean immigrants into Northern California at the turn of the 20th Century. Our goal is to produce a wine as close as possible to what those home winemakers were drinking 100 years ago.
Following hand picking and crushing, we utilize a warm-to-moderate temperature fermentation on the Catfish Zin. This is followed by 12 months in hybrid barrels. The hybrid barrels are unique in that they have alternating staves of French and American oak.
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