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Creek - Zinfandel
We have planted four acres of high-quality Zinfandel at 2,100 ft. elevation.
This is the highest elevation Zinfandel in Sonoma County. The soil is
quite shallow and turns into crushed red rock at 1.5 feet. The vines
are very strong and healthy, cordon pruned, leaf thinned just after
berry set up through the canopy for maximum sun exposure. There are
2,100 certified, heat treated, AXR-1 rootstock vines from Sonoma Grapevines
and planted at 7 x 12 spacing. This vineyard is cordon pruned to better
control the cluster/berry size, exposure and maturation. This procedure
assures full uniform ripeness, color, and balanced complexities throughout
the block. The field was ripped and fumigated prior to planting, the
irrigation and fertigation is done through the drip system. Gary Farrell,
Rabbit Ridge, and Yalumba have made wines from these grapes. Yalumba
made a Zinfandel that took a Gold Medal at the Intervin Competition
in LA and Wine Spectator named it one of the top Zinfandels of
1991.
Block Statistics
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Appellation |
Alexander Valley |
Elevation |
2,100' Hillside |
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Clone |
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Shoot Thinning |
Y |
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Rootstock |
AXR-1 |
Leaf Pulling |
Y |
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Varietal |
Zinfandel |
Crop Thinning |
Y |
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Trellis System |
7 x 12 spacing, cordon pruned |
Soils |
Stonyford gravelly loam |
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Irrigation Regimen |
Drip/fertigated |
Year Planted |
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Winemaker Tasting Notes |
"… these mountain Zins
are awesome …" Nancy Walker, Fetzer |
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Medals / Ratings |
Gold Medal at the Intervin
Competition, One of the Wine Spectator's Top Zinfandels
- 1991; Fetzer Vineyards, 2002 Harvest - "A" Rating for
Fruit/Vineyard Quality |
| Year |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Yield (Tons) |
20.45 |
18.35 |
20.08 |
21.21 |
18.27 |
19.25 |
25.04 |
GF = 5.37
Benziger = 6.87 |
| Brix |
n/a |
23.7º |
23.2º |
23.8º |
22.5º |
25.5º |
n/a |
GF = 23.5º
Benziger = 22.5º |
| TA |
n/a |
0.92 g/100 ml |
n/a |
0.89 g/100 ml |
0.96 g/100 ml |
0.90 g/100 ml |
n/a |
GF = 0.96 g/100
ml
Benziger = 0.99 g/100 ml |
| pH |
n/a |
3.44 |
n/a |
3.4 |
3.33 |
3.5 |
n/a |
GF = 3.41
Benziger = 3.27 |
| Winery |
Chateau Souverain |
Lyeth |
Yalumba |
Yalumba |
Yalumba |
Yalumba |
Yalumba |
Gary Farrell
Benziger |
| Year |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Yield (Tons) |
23.62 |
15.83 |
18.85 |
18.65 |
21.4 |
19.91 |
14.8 |
26.5 |
| Brix |
25.4º |
n/a |
25.5º |
n/a |
26.5º |
25.6º |
25.6º |
n/a |
| TA |
0.93 g/100 ml |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
0.87 g/100 ml |
0.75
g/100 ml |
0.75 g/100 ml |
0.54 g/100 ml |
| pH |
3.41 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
3.63 |
3.50 |
3.50 |
3.74 |
| Winery |
Gary Farrell |
Rabbit Ridge |
Rabbit Ridge |
Rabbit Ridge |
Stonegate
Napa |
Fetzer Reserve |
Domaine Danica |
Stryker Sonoma Winery |
| Year |
2005 |
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| Yield (Tons) |
13.0 |
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| Brix |
n/a |
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| TA |
n/a |
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| pH |
n/a |
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| Winery |
Ledson Winery |
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