APPELLATION: Contra Costa County

BLEND: Field blend of Zinfandel, Mataro, Carignane, Palomino, Muscat, others

WINEMAKER: Nathan Kandler

VINEYARD:

Grapes are sourced from the Evangelho Vineyard, planted in 1890 on its own roots. The vineyard is at the westernmost viticultural edge of California's great Delta. Warm days, cool nights and wind define the climate. These sands are granite and quartz, literally blown from the Sierra Nevada over millennia. Altitude is 12 metres above sea level. VITICULTURE:

Viticulture is sustainable, and vines are farmed without irrigation. WINEMAKING:

The grapes were de-stemmed to tank where they soak for a few days before the indigenous fermentation starts. Wine is pressed at cap-fall, allowing it to go nearly dry on the skins. Total maceration time for the wine is 19 days. After a day of settling the wine was placed in seasoned French Oak. After malolactic fermentation is complete, the wine is given a single racking and then bottled.

WEBSITE: http://www.precedentwine.com/   This wine is suitable for vegans and vegetarians.

TASTING NOTES: Dark-red and purple fruit and spice jump from the glass. There is great structure and concentration, balanced by a firm backbone of acidity. Powerful, yet also elegant, lifted, and fresh.

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EVANGELHO VINEYARD ZINFANDEL-

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