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2006 Carol Shelton "Rocky Reserve" Rockpile Zinfandel
One 750ml bottle
The name for this reserve wine, Rocky Reserve®, comes from the deep red, rocky soils of the Florence Vineyard, 1400 feet above Lake Sonoma and Dry Creek Valley. This is a more elegant and restrained Zin, worthy of five or more years of cellaring, though it is packed with fragrant black and blue berry fruits.
Blackberry, smoky oak, dark chocolate
- Varietal:
- 96% Zinfandel, 4% Petite Sirah
- Appellation:
- United States | California | Sonoma County | Rockpile
- Cases Produced:
- 547
- Alcohol Content:
- 14.8%
- When to Drink:
- Now - 2020
Winemaker Notes
• Harvest date.........10/3/2006
• Avg Brix @ Harvest.........26.2
• Fermentation.........1 week cold soak prior to ferment 21 days total on skins, including one week of extended Maceration. Déléstaged 2 times before 15°Brix
• Cooperage.........14 months in barrels (43% new/1yr old American, 33% new/1yr old French, 24% older EuropeanAmerican)
• Bottling date.........6/11/2008
• Release date.........1/15/2010
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
