Batch #16
Bourbon Barrel-Aged
1000 Stories, Batch #16 is forged from hardy old Zinfandel vineyards in Mendocino (40%). The free standing vines at these vineyards bestow the grapes with potent red fruit aromas along with flavors of cranberry and raspberry. It was then balanced out with grapes from Dry Creek Valley (31%) that provide flavors of complex black fruits and distinct black pepper spice. The addition of fruit from Shenandoah Valley (3%) contributes big ripe plum and white pepper flavors to the wine’s tapestry which is then completed with Zinfandels from Lodi (5%), Colusa (6%) and Contra Costa (4%) that add more red fruit and ripeness to the flavor profile. The final step was to add some Petite Sirah and Syrah from Mendocino to deepen the color and enhance the spiciness of the batch.