Rinaldi Vineyard Zinfandel
Rinaldi Vineyard Zinfandel
Amador County
HISTORY
A recent addition to Turley’s Amador County single vineyard bottlings, Rinaldi is one of the most significant ancient vineyards in the Sierra Foothills. Known to many historically as the Eschen vineyard, there are still a few remaining vines from the original planting in the 1860’s; the bulk of our block dates from 1910. At 2000 feet of elevation and located in the Fiddletown AVA, the wine is generally more blue-fruited than what you find in nearby Shenandoah Valley.
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DETAILS
AVA: Amador County
Sub-AVA: Fiddletown
Soil: Iron-rich decomposed Granite
Elevation: 2,000’
Planted: 1910, smattering of vines from 1860s
Varieties: Zinfandel
Viticulture: Own-rooted, dry-farmed, head-trained, hand harvested
Fermentation: Native yeast
Barrels: 80% used oak, 20% new; 80% French oak, 20% American
Aging: 15 months in barrel
Bottled unfined and unfiltered
First Turley Vintage: 2014
Serving Temp: 55-60ºF
Release: Fall
Accessibility: Limited, Members and Amador tasting room