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2021 Zinfandel ‘Mr Beast’

$40.00

‘Mr Beast’

2021 Sonoma Mountain Zinfandel

Sleeping Dog Vineyard.  Hand Picked, Hand Sorted. Old vine field blend of Zinfandel, Alicante Bouschet, and Petite Sirah.  Aged in 20% new American oak before being bottled unfined and unfiltered.  100 cases made.

Category:
6 Bottle Discount - 10%

Dry farmed and organically grown, our zinfandel comes from our estate vineyard ‘Sleeping Dog’ of Sonoma Mountain, which produces spicy, elegant, and finessed Sonoma County style zinfandel from a mixture of volcanic and sandy loam soils at 1500 ft elevation. These are old head pruned vines planted over 57 years ago, and the flavors they are capable of are outstanding.

2021 was the apex of California’s 10+ year drought. Drought years create the best wines (because you want vines to be stressed to limit yield and create the best flavor), but this year was very extreme – especially on our dry farmed vineyards! Yields everywhere were down 40%, and all the berries were small and tight. But the summer was long and cool without frost worries or any early rains, so the growing season was fantastic (just without water). That means acidity levels were off the chart, and structure/tannin was huge because of the small berries. The 2021 is all muscle and finesse – a powerful wine you want to lay down as long as possible. Flavors of raspberry, fig, and chili spice hide behind big acidity and mouth coating tannin, totally different from the lush 2020 zinfandel.

As always, bottled unfined and unfiltered after being aged in 20% new American oak barrels. Our flagship wine is very versatile: perfect with a cheeseburger or saucy American BBQ, as well as slow cooked meats, spicy curries, or pasta. One of our all time favorite pairings was during a multi course Barber Cellars restaurant event: Mr. Beast with squid ink pasta and clams. It was amazing!

Weight 3 lbs