Zins from this vineyard are always big, ripe and exuberant. The challenge is to keep the wines elegant. In 2004, Joel Peterson had to struggle, for the grapes were enormously ripe. But he has managed to keep the overall balance, while retaining the vineyard's key traits of gigantic wild berry fruit that fully merits the considerable oak overlay.
Zins from this vineyard are always big, ripe and exuberant. The challenge is to keep the wines elegant. In 2004, Joel Peterson had to struggle, for the grapes were enormously ripe. But he has managed to keep the overall balance, while retaining the vineyard's key traits of gigantic wild berry fruit that fully merits the considerable oak overlay.
Zins from this vineyard are always big, ripe and exuberant. The challenge is to keep the wines elegant. In 2004, Joel Peterson had to struggle, for the grapes were enormously ripe. But he has managed to keep the overall balance, while retaining the vineyard's key traits of gigantic wild berry fruit that fully merits the considerable oak overlay.
Zins from this vineyard are always big, ripe and exuberant. The challenge is to keep the wines elegant. In 2004, Joel Peterson had to struggle, for the grapes were enormously ripe. But he has managed to keep the overall balance, while retaining the vineyard's key traits of gigantic wild berry fruit that fully merits the considerable oak overlay.