Palate

With the calcaerous limestone and the occasional carignane vine interplanted with Zinfandel, the Pesenti Zin takes on a unique brightness leading to a "sweet-tart-esque" character.

Growing Conditions

This certified organic estate-owned vineyard was planted in the 1920’s on primarily limestone soil. Though the vines are head-trained and dry-farmed, the soil plays the most important role in distinguishing this vineyard on the west side of Paso Robles. The wines have a brightness, with chalk and floral aromas unique to the site, and to Zinfandel in general.

- Soil: Calcareous
- Planted: 1922 - 1924
- Varieties: Zinfandel, Carignane, Grenache
- Viticulture: Certified organic, head-trained, dry-farmed, hand harvested

Bottling

Bottled unfined and unfiltered

Winemaking

- Fermentation: Native yeast

Aging

- Barrels: 80% used oak, 20% new
- 80% French oak, 20% American
- Aging: 15 months in barrel