Forlorn Hope Zincenzo Calaveras County Zinfandel

Description

Winery: Forlorn Hope Wines

Varieties: Zinfandel

Farming Practices: practicing organic

Soils: schist layer over dolomite-rich limestone

Harvest Technique: by hand

Yeast: ambient

Fermentation: full carbonic maceration in sealed tank for 2 weeks with any released juice regularly drained off / pressed after 2 weeks and rested in tank for 8 months

Malolactic: yes

Maturation: 8 months in tank

Sulfur: minimum effective SO2 at bottling

Filter: none

Fining: none

Alcohol: 12.8%

Country: United States

Region: California

Sub-region: Sierra Foothills