Valravn Zinfandel (2022)

Valravn Zinfandel has been based on old, bush-pruned vines averaging 40 years old (some over 100) across the county’s best appellations. The 2022 vintage is Zinfandel from two Dry Creek Valley parcels (one sandy loam, the other volcanic) and a Russian River AVA plot. Petite Sirah and Grenache were co-fermented with the Zinfandel for added complexity. Hand harvested, hand sorted, and gently destemmed before fermentation. In the cellar, the grapes went through a cold soak (with the berries intact) to capture the juicy fruit profile, followed by primary fermentation. Once fermented dry, the wine was racked to barrel for malolactic and aging for ten months in a diverse French oak barrel regimen of varying ages (first use to completely neutral) and sizes (barrique to puncheon). The wine is juicy and exuberant, bursting with black fruits, raspberry liqueur, and spiced rhubarb.