Matthiasson Sonoma Valley Zinfandel Armor Plate Vineyard 2022 SHELF Longfellow liked it enough to

Longfellow liked it enough to write a poem about it

before being pressed off to concrete vats for a short rest

savory tones

this grappa with vinous and distinctly ethereal characteristics is distilled

Matthiasson Sonoma Valley Zinfandel Armor Plate Vineyard 2022 SHELF Longfellow liked it enough toArmor Plate is a treasure: a tiny dry farmed, organically tended block of Sonoma Valley Zinfandel planted in the 1890s, now 130 plus years old, owned by the Hamel family (a viticulture client of Steve's). Located in volcanic alluvium near Glen Ellen, the vines deliver Zinfandel that looks nothing like the jammy stereotype. Matthiasson ferments half whole cluster, half destemmed, presses after 14 days on the skins, and ages the wine in neutral Burgundy