Idiom Zinfandel 2021 Brandy and Cognac Matured in ex-American oak bourbon

Matured in ex-American oak bourbon casks as well as some Spanish sherry oak casks and then married in oak marrying tuns

with fine-grained tannins and a measured acidity that carries the flavours to a graceful close

then a second fill at approximately 55% for just over three months to extract softer residual sugars and freshness from the wood

Palate: Rose petal florals

followed by fascinating harvest seasons in Australia and California

Idiom Zinfandel 2021 Brandy and Cognac Matured in ex-American oak bourbonDESCRIPTION Made from 100% Zinfandel (Primitivo) grown on the Da Capo estate in Sir Lowrys Pass, Helderberg, rooted in a mix of decomposed granite (Tukulu) and Table Mountain sandstone soils on a northwest facing slope. The vineyard, planted in 1999 to clone ZD1AXA on R110 rootstock, is drip irrigated and vertically trellised. Grapes were cold soaked for four days prior to fermentation at 2228 C, with malolactic conversion completed in tank on French