> Matzin Estate Late Harvest Zinfandel, Lodi, 2005, 375ml
Matzin Estate Late Harvest Zinfandel, Lodi, 2005, 375ml
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 Dessert wine is sort of like champagne - it's not something to uncork every night with dinner. Most people generally save it for special occasions. Or you wait until you are really bored, there's nothing on TV, and I decide it's time to drink some wine by the fire. Now that is living!
Our Matzin Late Harvest Zinfandel is also sourced from our family's 66 year old vineyard. We pick it three to four weeks after our regular Zinfandel harvest so the berries can continue to ripen and slighly dehydrate. Then we carefully ferment the wine, leaving about five percent residual sugar. This creates a full-flavored Late Harvest Matzin that is seductively sweet without being cloying or too sweet.
Bronze Medal at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition! |
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Detailed Wine Information
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| Acidity: | 0.66 |
| Alcohol: | 15.9% |
| Appellation: | Lodi |
| Bottling Date: | January 16, 2007 |
| Fermentation: | 100% malolactic |
| Harvest Date: | Hand harvested on November 21 and 22, 2005 from the Locust Tree Vineyard |
| Harvest Notes: | 35.2 Brix, 3.99 pH, 0.84 TA |
| Oak: | French and American |
| Special Designation: | Estate |
| Sugar: | 5.3% |
| Tasting Notes: | This is dessert in a glass! Dark berries, chocolate and cassis leap from the glass. Smoky oak and hints of black pepper fill in the aromas. The texture is rich and supple with the berry and cassis flavors leading to a deliciously full finish. Not only will this wine will make an excellent accompaniment to any chocolate or other rich dessert, it enhances strong cheeses and cigars as well.
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| Time In Oak: | 14 months |
| Varietal: | 100% Zinfandel |
| Vineyard Notes: | Locust Tree Vineyard, planted in 1943 |
| Winemakers Notes: | Just before Thanksgiving, this late harvest Zinfandel was hand-picked from our Locust Tree Vineyard on the east side of Lodi. At the winery, it was hand-sorted and then fermented in small, one ton lots utilizing yeast 71-B. It was pressed to one to three year old French and American oak barrels for aging then the wine was filtered, bottled and wax dipped by hand. |
| Year: | 2005 |
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