Jackass Hill Zinfandel
⏳ Drikkevindue
2023 - 2030
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Slow-smoked barbecue beef ribs, roasted venison, strong blue cheese
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Perched on a dizzying 60-degree slope in the Russian River Valley, Jackass Hill is legendary as the steepest non-terraced vineyard in Sonoma County. Planted in the late 19th century by Giuseppe Martinelli, the vineyard earned its colorful name from local farmers who declared that only a jackass would attempt to cultivate vines on such a treacherous incline. These ancient, head-trained, dry-farmed Zinfandel vines struggle through Franciscan clay loam soils, yielding minuscule quantities of intensely concentrated fruit. The winemaking process respects this heritage, utilizing native yeast fermentation and bottling the wine unfined and unfiltered. The resulting Zinfandel is famously powerful, opulent, and deeply complex, boasting a rich tapestry of dark bramble fruit, warm baking spices, and a signature voluptuous texture that defines classic, old-vine California Zinfandel.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Martinelli Winery blev grundlagt i slutningen af 1880'erne af de italienske immigranter Giuseppe Martinelli og Luisa Vellutini og er i dag en berømmet familieejad vingård med dybe rødder i Californiens Russian River Valley og Sonoma Coast. Gennem mere end et århundrede har familien dyrket historiske, stejle skråninger – herunder de legendariske parceller Jackass Hill og Jackass Vineyard, som blev beplantet helt tilbage i 1887. Drevet af et kompromisløst fokus på eget markarbejde og nænsom vinfremstilling formår vinhuset at indfange Sonoma Countys unikke mikroklimaer og terroir. Martinelli nyder verdensomspændende anerkendelse for sine kraftfulde Zinfandels fra gamle vinstokke, udtryksfulde enkeltmarks-Pinot Noir, strukturerede Syrah-vine og fyldige, cremede Chardonnayer.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Zinfandel
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
15.5-17.5%