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2006 Carol Shelton "Maple Zin" Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel
One 750ml bottle
Our Maple Zin is comes from the esteemed Maple Vineyard, lovingly farmed by Tom and Tina Maple and planted over the first half of the 1900’s. The vines are dry-farmed, head-trained, and self-limiting in crop levels, with judicious additions of complementary varietals in the field blend style.
Blackberry, black pepper, chocolate, cola
- Varietal:
- 83% Zinfandel, 10% Petite Sirah, 4% Carignan, 1% Alicante Bouschet, 1% Malvasia, 1% Black Muscat
- Appellation:
- United States | California | Sonoma County | Dry Creek Valley
- Cases Produced:
- 411
- Alcohol Content:
- 14.8%
- When to Drink:
- Now - 2017
Winemaker Notes
• Harvest date.........10/3/2006
• Avg Brix @ Harvest.........26.8
• Fermentation.........Déléstaged three times before 20°Brix; total of 21 days on skins, including 5 day cold soak + 4 days extended maceration
• Cooperage.........13 months in barrels (40% new+1yr old American, 18% new+1yr old French, 7% new Hungarian, 35% older French/Hungarian/American)
• Bottling date.........6/11/2008
• Release date.........2/2010
• Old Vines.........average age = 80 years
• All Dry Farmed, Head (goblet) Trained
About Carol Shelton Wines
Carol Shelton is widely cited as the most awarded winemaker in the United States. She has won countless medals for her wines and has been honored as Winemaker of the Year numerous times. She continues to win accolades for premium Zinfandels under her own brand, Carol Shelton Wines. Read More
