Description
When Rodney Strong first acquired benchland acreage on Westside Road just behind the winery, he wisely chose to leave untouched the 15 acres of old, gnarled Zinfandel vines that had been thriving there since 1904. Today, they still harvest Zinfandel from those same old vines, along with a handful of vineyards we farm to the north in the Alexander and Dry Creek Valleys.
2021 was a fantastic growing season, with no frost and consistently mild temperatures without any major heat spikes. The notoriously unpredictable Sonoma County spring rains ended in March and leading into one of the driest seasons on record. An early harvest was predicted but in classic Zinfandel fashion patience was required and harvest took place between the 8th and 28th of September.
Expect notes of blackberry, plum, boysenberry, strawberry jam, and hints of vanilla.