2007 "BOTTICELLI" ZINFANDEL-ROCKPILE

Located high above the Dry Creek Valley and Lake Sonoma, along the rocky ridgeline, Zinfandel struggles to grow in the long steady growing season of the Rockpile AVA. The vineyards of Rockpile produce wines that are not just about intense, ripe and exotic fruit, but of a place: a taste of mineral, a taste of sun. The additional time on the vines, the rocky shallow soils, the wind and lack of fog, forces the vines to produce highly intense fruit with low yields, creating a very exotic fruit forward wine with balanced intensity and the Valdez Family passion for the vineyards.

Availability - The 2007 "Botticelli" Zinfandel will be available on our website, www.ValdezFamilyWinery.com, March 1, 2010, and in select restaurants and fine Wine Shops within California

Production Statistics:
Varietal:	Zinfandel
Vineyard Source:	Botticelli Vineyards, Rockpile Road Healdsburg, California
Harvest Date:	September 8, 2007
Bottling Date:	January 15, 2009
Release Date:	March 1, 2010
Brix at Harvest:	26.2
Alcohol:	15.1%
Cases Produced:	230
Consulting Winemaker:	Jeff Cohn