Wine

Item Description

Rich and balanced, this classic Zinfandel has beautiful aromas of warm baking spices combined with flavors of raspberry pie, red licorice and sweet tobacco finishing with a hint of spice.

Double Gold Medal Winner
San Francisco Chronicle Competition

2015 brought an early and light harvest that began on August 10, the earliest date in St. Francis’ history. The year started out very warm and dry but then cool, damp weather in May hampered fruit set. Though the result was smaller, looser clusters on the vine, the warm and consistent summer that followed produced high quality fruit with exceptional aromatics and concentrated flavors.

The grapes in our Sonoma County “Old Vines” Zinfandel come from vineyards in Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma Valley, Russian River Valley, and Alexander Valley. Planted 50 to more than 100 years ago, many of these historic vines are planted on St. George rootstock and are head-pruned and dry-farmed, producing low yields of fruit with highly concentrated, intense flavors and aromas.

The grapes are gently de-stemmed and crushed before cold-soaking for three days to extract optimal color and flavor. The fruit is then inoculated with many different yeast strains to build complexity, then fermented in separate lots using a combination of pump overs and delestage to soften tannins. Secondary malolactic fermentation occurs in French oak barrels. The wine ages in barrel for sixteen months before final blending and bottling.

Item Special Note

Important Notice re. Shipping Rates: There are federal regulations for shipping alcoholic beverages. In addition to your winning bid amount, we will charge you the cost of shipping as well as other fees, which I will spell out below. Please consider this added cost when bidding on alcoholic beverages.

Places we can’t ship alcohol: Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Dakota, and Utah

Residential Fee: There will be an extra charge of:

• $5 per box for 1-5 bottles
• $7 per box for 6-12 bottles
• Overweight Fee: $1 per pound

Adult Alcohol Signature Fee (required by law): $4

Approximate UPS Ground shipping charges based on state shipped to (not including residential, signature and/or overweight fees):

1 bottle: $16-17 (CA, NV, OR), $18-19 (all other states)
2 bottles (or 1 Magnum): $17-18 (CA, NV, OR), $19-21 (all other states)
3 bottles: $18-19 (CA, NV, OR), $20-22 (all other states)
4 bottles: $19-20 (CA, NV, OR), $23-26 (all other states)
5 bottles: $21-22 (CA, NV, OR), $27-31 (all other states)
6 bottles: $22-23 (CA, NV, OR), $28-32 (all other states)
7 bottles: $28-29 (CA, NV, OR), $35-40 (all other states)
8 bottles: $29-30 (CA, NV, OR), $36-44 (all other states)
9 bottles: $30-31 (CA, NV, OR), $37-48 (all other states)
10 bottles: $31-32 (CA, NV, OR), $38-51 (all other states)
11 bottles: $32-33 (CA, NV, OR), $39-54 (all other states)
12 bottles: $33-34 (CA, NV, OR), $40-56 (all other states)