Arnot-Roberts, 2021 Zinfandel, Kirschenmann Vineyard


Producer


Vintage

2021

Region

United StatesCalifornia

Appellation

California

Cuvée

Kirschenmann Vineyard

Varietal

Carignan, Cinsault, Mondeuse, Zinfandel

Vinification

Indigenous yeast fermented, Skin contact

Soil Type

Alluvium Soil, Granite/Clay, Sandy loam, Volcanic

Note

Sold out

In the spring of 2012, Tegan and Olivia Passalacqua purchased an incredible old vineyard east of Lodi in the tiny town of Victor, California named Kirschenmann. The site is located on an oxbow of the Mokelumne River, which over centuries has deposited loads of fine, sandy, granitic loam from erosion of the Sierra Nevada mountains to the East. The vineyard was planted in 1915 on its own roots and is primarily Zinfandel, with a little Carignane, Cinsault and Mondeuse Noir spread throughout the block. The old, twisted, dry-farmed vines are thriving under the watchful eye of Tegan, one of the foremost experts on old vines in California. Tegan also produces his own wine under the Sandlands label and is the current winemaker for Turley Vineyards in Napa.