Producer:Neyers Vineyards
Region: Sierra Foothills, California
Varietal:Zinfandel
Year: 2020

James Suckling, 91 Points

“A rich, fruity red with lots of dried fruit, including raisins. Its full and flavorful. Hints of chocolate and nuts at the end. Not over the top.”

Winemaker Notes:

“The Neyers 2019 Vista Notre Zinfandel is brimming with bright red berry fruit, while bristling with black peppercorn spice.We ferment our Zinfandel using a long skin-contact macerationgenerally 45 days or sowhich results in a softer, less tannic wine. We use only native wild yeast, and natural lactic acid bacteria to promote the secondary or malo-lactic fermentation. The fermentation tank is then drained and the grapes pressed, and the new wine goes directly into neutral 60-gallon French oak barrels. Clarification is entirely natural, so after a year of barrel aging, the wine is bottled without fining or filtration. The soils of these vineyards at the base of the foothills tend to be gravelly and rocky as well, so we find traces of mineral among the many fruit components in the flavor.”

Alcohol: 14.1%

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