Four Vines, Old Vines Zinfandel 2020

From thirty to fifty year old, low-yielding vines in Lodi. Picked during the cool night and early morning hours and immediately for crushed and destemmed into fermentation tanks. Racked after ten days to two weeks of fermentation on skins into a combination of French, Hungarian and American oak (25% new) for malolactic fermentation and a further ten months of aging. 

The Four Vines is a highly reclaimed and renowned winery and Chardonnay and Zinfandel producer based in California. It got established back in 1994 by winemaker Christian Tietje. However, the wine estate originated in a surf shack and garage. At that time, Christian served as a chef in a restaurant in Boston. It allowed him to develop the sensory attributes and experience to build his career in winemaking. The vineyards of Purple Wine Company remain spread across a vast ranchland. It remains blessed and filled with fertile soil that adds to the quality of the planted vines and harvested grapes. In addition to that, the winery practices and implements simplistic methods and techniques in the fields. It allows them to preserve and conserve the natural qualities and attributes of the land. This approach and strategy minimised the impact on the environment. Instead, it maximised the yield and product standards.