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Carignan/Zinfandel Mendocino County

VARIETALS
50% Carignan 50% Zinfandel

NOTES

VINEYARD: The Hawkeye Ranch Vineyard site is located in Redwood Valley, far north for a CA appellation. Naturally stunning, it sits at 722 feet elevation and is located in the upper reaches of the Russian River drainage in Mendocino County. The soil type is Pinole Gravelly Loam, which provides excellent drainage and promotes low vigor. This vineyard has warm daytime temperatures and cool evenings giving a large diurnal temperature shift often of 50 degrees; providing excellent fruit maturation while maintaining balance. Hawkeye Ranch is farmed organically and Fish Friendly Farming Certified.

VINIFICATION: Fruit was picked mid-September and de-stemmed. Fermented with native yeasts in stainless steel tanks. Once dry, the wine aged for 10 months in neutral French oak barrels. fermentation and 100% de-stemmed. Pressed dry into neutral french oak for 16 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.