2022 ZSG
Sierra Foothills
14.5% Alcohol ~ $35
76% Zinfandel, 12% Syrah, & 12% Grenache
This is our second vintage of ZSG, the last time we made this wine was in 2017.ZSG is a Zinfandel that was inspired by GSM blends (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre)Originally created to offer a lighter bodied style of Zinfandel that is different from ourSierra Foothills Zinfandel and ourold vine “Foxy Lady” Zin.The Syrah and Grenachesteer the flavors of Zinfandel in a different direction, accenting the spicycharacters of Zinfandel and softening its acidity.We aged this wine in new American oak barrels to further compliment the sweetspice characteristics of the wine and to help smooth outthe tannins from the Syrah.The resulting wine has warm comforting scents reminiscent of fall. It is red fruit driven with an exceptionally soft mouthfeel. Tertiary flavors of mocha and caramel delicately round out the pepper and sweet spice on the finish.
2021 Reserve Sangiovese
Sierra Foothills
14.5% Alcohol ~ $42
Awarded Best of Region Red Wine, Double Gold, 99 Points at the 2024 California State Fair Wine Competition. (Only 18 Best of Region Awards given in all of California.)
Sangiovese is the wine that most wine critics cite to be the very best in all of Italy. To go a step further, the clone of Sangiovese that most agree to be the best in all of Italy is Brunello, hailing from Montalcino which is a region in Southern Tuscany. This is where Brunello di Montalcino is made, consisting of 100% Brunello (aka Sangiovese Grosso). It is a DOCG, (a classification given to only the best wines Italy can offer) and is sold around the world as some of the most sought after and most expensive of all the wines from Italy. In 2021, we acquired Brunello grapes here in El Dorado County planted from cuttings that originated from Tuscany, and we made this 100% “Brunello clone” Sangiovese to honor the traditions of Brunello di Montalcino wine. We cannot call this wine “Brunello” as Italy forbids anyone outside of Montalcino to do so, instead we named it Sangiovese Reserve. Brunello is noted for having thicker-skinned berries, and because of this, it produces wines with exceptionally bold fruit flavors and ageability. Our 2021 has aromas of dried rose potpourri,fig, and brown spice; on the palate there’s elegant flavors of red cherry, prune, and hazelnut with silky-smooth tannins on the finish.