About 2008 Castlebank Giulia's Vineyard Old Vines Dry Creek Valley Sonoma Zinfandel
This is everything that you want in an old vines Zinfandel from California’s famed Dry Creek Valley. The 2008 Castlebank Old Vines Zinfandel is made by our family-owned winery that has been making small production, hand-picked wines in Sonoma County’s Dry Creek Valley for generations.
We hand-picked the grapes for our 2008 Old Vines Zinfandel
in the first two weeks of September – the optimal time for harvesting fruit, just before over-ripening occurs. The lots are
then fermented separately in stainless steel tanks. Our cellar crew performs three pumpovers per day! This process extracts the
deep color and full flavor from the skins. After fermentation, we age our Zinfandel in a blend of seasoned American oak and new
French oak barrels for 11 months. The result is a beautiful red wine that is full to medium bodied, offering a balance of
fruit, spice and tannin combined with a long, lush finish. Gorgeous ripe blackberries and jam-like fruit flavors, combined with
spice, a hint of black pepper and the well-integrated essence of vanilla oak make for a deliciously concentrated wine.
Castlebank Vineyards
Our Zinfandel vineyards are nestled on the hillsides of the Dry Creek Valley in northern Sonoma County. A portion of our vines were planted around the turn of the twentieth century, and the rest are between 25-40 years old. The richest, most intense Zinfandel comes from head-pruned, dry-farm vines, like ours.
Pairing Suggestions
Castlebank’s 2008 Old Vines Zinfandel is a hearty red wine that will pair perfectly with barbecue, steaks, poultry and pork.
It should be served at around 65 degrees in a narrow-mouthed glass. This is a wine that may be enjoyed now, or stored in
your cellar for three more years.