2017 ROBERT BIALE VINEYARDS " BLACK CHICKEN" NAPA VALLEY ZINFANDEL, CALIFORNIA
2017 ROBERT BIALE VINEYARDS " BLACK CHICKEN" NAPA VALLEY ZINFANDEL, CALIFORNIA.
93 points Wine Enthusiast: "This perennial favorite lives up to its word-of-mouth goodness, offering fistfuls of blueberry and huckleberry with a juicy length and throughput of acidity. Soft and strong, it's supple, floral and memorable in its deliciousness." 2015 vintage (12/2017)
The folks at Robert Biale know what they're doing when it comes to Zinfandel. The family has been grown Zinfandel in Napa Valley since the 1930s. They are famous for big, powerful Zinfandels packed with flavor, thanks to the naturally low yields of super concentrated, perfectly ripe fruit they get each year. Sourced from Biale's Oak Knoll District ranch estate, "Black Chicken" gets its name from a bit of family history - Aldo Biale had a secret winemaking operation in the 1940s and "black chicken" was the code word he used so his family wouldn't find out.
The Oak Knoll Winegrowing region is prevalent in this wine with its dark color, ripe aromatics and juicy acidity. The nose is full of vibrant black cherries, dried fig, pomegranate, wild black berry, fresh dark flowers, subtle dried herb, toasty brown spices and fruit cake.. The entry is soft and weighty and gives way to supple, round tannins. The lovely finish is the signature of this elegant, surprisingly feminine, and remarkably balanced Zinfandel that is immediately drinkable and worthy of 5 to 7 more years of cellar time. Aged in 20% new Burgundy oak barrels of which 20% are new. Malolactic fermentation is completed in the barrels. The wine was aged in barrels for fourteen months.
About: Sourced from the same family vineyard that Aldo, Nonna, Bob Biale and the Biale family have farmed their whole lives, with additional grapes from our neighboring winery vineyard in the Oak Knoll District, Black Chicken stands as the ultimate expression of Zinfandel from the cool southern Napa Valley, and perhaps the most famous icon of Napa Valley Zinfandel in general.
93 points Wine Enthusiast: "This perennial favorite lives up to its word-of-mouth goodness, offering fistfuls of blueberry and huckleberry with a juicy length and throughput of acidity. Soft and strong, it's supple, floral and memorable in its deliciousness." 2015 vintage (12/2017)
The folks at Robert Biale know what they're doing when it comes to Zinfandel. The family has been grown Zinfandel in Napa Valley since the 1930s. They are famous for big, powerful Zinfandels packed with flavor, thanks to the naturally low yields of super concentrated, perfectly ripe fruit they get each year. Sourced from Biale's Oak Knoll District ranch estate, "Black Chicken" gets its name from a bit of family history - Aldo Biale had a secret winemaking operation in the 1940s and "black chicken" was the code word he used so his family wouldn't find out.
The Oak Knoll Winegrowing region is prevalent in this wine with its dark color, ripe aromatics and juicy acidity. The nose is full of vibrant black cherries, dried fig, pomegranate, wild black berry, fresh dark flowers, subtle dried herb, toasty brown spices and fruit cake.. The entry is soft and weighty and gives way to supple, round tannins. The lovely finish is the signature of this elegant, surprisingly feminine, and remarkably balanced Zinfandel that is immediately drinkable and worthy of 5 to 7 more years of cellar time. Aged in 20% new Burgundy oak barrels of which 20% are new. Malolactic fermentation is completed in the barrels. The wine was aged in barrels for fourteen months.
About: Sourced from the same family vineyard that Aldo, Nonna, Bob Biale and the Biale family have farmed their whole lives, with additional grapes from our neighboring winery vineyard in the Oak Knoll District, Black Chicken stands as the ultimate expression of Zinfandel from the cool southern Napa Valley, and perhaps the most famous icon of Napa Valley Zinfandel in general.
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