Monte Rio Zinfandel ‘Carbonic’ 2022 (750 ml)
Monte Rio Zinfandel ‘Carbonic’ 2022 (750 ml)
Winemaker: Patrick Cappiello
Appellation: Lodi
Varietals: 10-20 year old Zinfandel
Vineyards: Teresi
Winemaking: 100% whole cluster full Carbonic Maceration for 13 days in stainless steel. Pressed into a combination of concrete and stainless steel tanks for 9 days. When fermentation was finished the wines were transferred to 8 year old French oak barrels. Natural yeast fermentation.
Farming: Certified Organic
Aging: Bottled after 10 months in old wood barrels
ABV: 12.9%
Production: 500 cases
Teresi Vineyard is a certified organic site in Lodi owned by Nico Teresi, a fourth-generation Lodi farmer. The Zinfandel vines used for this bottling were planted between 2003 and 2013. The wine was made using 100% whole-cluster carbonic maceration in stainless steel before being pressed and aged in neutral oak for 10-months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.