Palate
This wine is deep pomegranate in color has layers of cocoa, eucalyptus and Luxardo cherries on the nose. This Zin blend opens with ripe summer strawberries and lead into darker fruit undertones and toasted marshmallow on its velvety mid palate. Hints of white pepper, red currant and aged balsamic round out its lengthy finish.
Growing Conditions
n the Templeton Gap AVA this historic vineyard was planted in 1945. Dante Dusi Vineyard is head trained and dry farmed by five generations of the Dusi Family.
Winemaking
Janell Dusi is the proprietor and winemaker, specializing in Zinfandel. She is a 4th generation farmer who is the first of the family to go beyond farming to produce wines from the Dusi Vineyards. She honors her heritage by winemaking in the most native form; handpicking, hand sorting and stomping her wines by foot. Her signature style is continued with non-invasive wine handling and gentle barrel aging. A combination of new French and American oak, juvenile barrels are rounded out with neutral barrels to create wines that respect and reveal the natural varietal characteristics of Zinfandel.
