2019 TR Passalacqua Zinfandel

Tasting Notes

The TR Passalacqua Zinfandel smells dark and dense, and does not disappoint on the palate. The fleshy ripe fruits give way to a bold structure unlike any of our other Zinfandels. The fruit tannin and oak tannin meld perfectly showing vanilla, and a hint of white pepper on the finish. This is a bold Zinfandel that truly shows the unique terroir of the TR Passalacqua Ranch.

Winemaker's Notes

In 2013 Tom Passalacqua found the steepest hillside, up to 50-degree slopes in some areas, on his sprawling 400 acre ranch and declared he would plant 5 acres of Zinfandel. With 130 acres already under vine, and planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, this was a surprising turn of events. But he was inspired by Zinfandels he had tasted from rugged terrain and steep hillsides. He loved the intensity of flavor and structure that came from these struggling vines. This block continues to live up to the intense structured Zinfandel it was meant to be.