2008 Dry Creek Valley Old Vine Zinfandel, Mayo Family Vineyards 750ml
This is our first release of Old Vines Zinfandel from Mayo Family Vineyards in Dry Creek, just outside of Healdsburg in Sonoma County. Sourced from 62 year old vines, this wine is exceptionally fruity. Sweet caramel from the American oak barrels, frames the nose. The palate is full and spicy, with some creamy raspberry and pomegranate notes. The finish is long and satisfying. This wine will pair nicely with roasted meat or vegetables and will cellar well until 2016.
2009 Dry Creek Valley Old Vine Zinfandel, Mayo Family Vineyards 750ml
The 2009 vintage was an ideal growing season for Zinfandel. Our Dry Creek Zinfandel is filled with bright cherry aromas and hints of sweet vanilla. The entry on the palate is loaded with luscious dark currant flavors which are followed by melted tannins that provide the backbone for the wine. In our opinion this is one of the best Dry Creek Zinfandels we’ve ever made!
2010 Dry Creek Valley Old Vine Zinfandel, Mayo Family Vineyards 750ml
Our third release of Old Vines Dry Creek Zinfandel from Joe Mayo Family Vineyards has flavors of intense, bright raspberry, sweet cranberry cocktail and plum accented by white pepper and toasted oak. The nose shows hints of tarragon, clove and cinnamon.
2008 Dry Creek Valley Old Vine Zinfandel, Mayo Family Vineyards 750ml
2009 Dry Creek Valley Old Vine Zinfandel, Mayo Family Vineyards 750ml
2010 Dry Creek Valley Old Vine Zinfandel, Mayo Family Vineyards 750ml
2008 Dry Creek Valley Old Vine Zinfandel, Mayo Family Vineyards 750ml
2009 Dry Creek Valley Old Vine Zinfandel, Mayo Family Vineyards 750ml
2010 Dry Creek Valley Old Vine Zinfandel, Mayo Family Vineyards 750ml
Laura Zahtila Swanton knows the many challenges of establishing a boutique winery dedicated to crafting small quantities of fine wine in the Napa Valley. She has experienced them all in her demanding, yet delicious, journey from fledging winery to award-winning Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel producer.
A long-time wine enthusiast, Owner and Proprietor Laura Zahtila Swanton purchased the Calistoga winery estate that would become Zahtila Vineyards from the Traulsen family in 1999. At the time, Laura was a sales specialist with Cisco Systems in San Jose. It was a career that required intimate knowledge of high-tech product application. Knowing how the technology worked was critical to her success in selling the product.
Today, Laura's tenacity for learning systems and science is directed at running her small winery and vineyard estate dedicated to limited-production, premium red wines. Since 1999, Laura has managed all winemaking processes from grape sourcing to the logistics of launching and operating a winery. Her zeal to understand winegrowing at its root has her pruning, picking, irrigating and collecting soil samples in the vineyard. A thirst for winemaking knowledge encourages her participation in crush, pump-overs, racking and bottling.
"I do it all," says Laura. "It's so important that I work alongside every member of the Zahtila team from the temporary harvest help to my associate winemaker. I'm not one to stand on the sidelines, and fortunately because we are as small as we are, I can be actively involved in every aspect of this business."
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