Tasting Notes
The 2008 Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard Zinfandel displays ripe blackberry and black raspberry aromas and flavors along with silky chocolate notes on the finish. Carrying on the tradition of this ancient vineyard, the 2008 Fanucchi-Wood Road Zinfandel has a tremendously dense texture complemented by big fruit and great power.

Acclaim
Historic Acclaim
2006 Vintage: 94 points The Wine Advocate
2004 Vintage: 94 points The Wine Advocate
2003 Vintage: 93 points The Wine Advocate
2001 Vintage: 90 points The Wine Advocate
2000 Vintage: 93 points The Wine Advocate
1999 Vintage: 92 points The Wine Advocate
1998 Vintage: 90 points The Wine Spectator
1996 Vintage: 91 points The Wine Advocate

Vineyard Character
The 100-year old Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard is located on seven acres along a slight rise off Wood Road in the Russian River Valley AVA of Sonoma County. It is dry-farmed and has been hand-tended by the Fanucchi family for more than 34 years. The vineyard is head-trained, but Peter Fanucchi raised the gnarled old vines from just above ground level to chest height. This modification appears to provide greater sun exposure and air circulation and to have reinvigorated the old vines, enhancing the production of high-quality, old-vine fruit.

The soils on Fanucchi Wood Road are sandy loam of relatively low pH and fertility. Old vines on these soils produce small Zinfandel berries with bright, concentrated cherry and blackberry fruit flavors. At optimum ripeness, the fruit makes a big, intense, long-lived Zinfandel of unique personality.

Wine Details
Oak: 100% French oak, 55% new
Time in oak: 10 months
Alcohol: 16.3%
TA: 5.2 g/L
pH: 3.76
Cases: 250
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