1999 L'Aventure Zinfandel
Winemaking:
Picked by hand, with grape selection upon arrival at the winery
Cold maceration (around 50º F) before fermentation
Temperature-controlled during fermentation and maceration (between 80-85º F)
Maceration between: 24 days
Malolactic fermentation: 80% French Oak, 20% American Oak
Aging: 80 % in new French Oak barrels, 20% in new American Oak barrels
Length of aging: 15 months
At bottling: Al = 15.5%, Total Acidity in H2So4 = 3.83 g/L, PH =3.59, in Tartaric = 6.55 g/L
No fining, no filtering
