Cypher Winery ZinBitch Zinfandel 2012
Zinfandel
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Producer
Vintage
2012
Size
750ML
ABV
15%
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On the nose, raspberry, cranberry, and rhubarb laced with nutmeg and exotic spice with hints of vanilla oak. Rich raspberry fruit with bright acidity dances with cranberry, rhubarb and exotic spice on the palate. The big sexy mouthfeel is accented with grippy tannins that weave through the surprising massive structure. Generous red and black fruit run long on the palate and trail into a dried herb and subtle vanilla oak finish. "Like getting spanked with a velvet glove."
After growing Four Vines to 140,000 cases, Christian Tietje and Susan Mahler longed for the old days of running and working a smaller winery. Susan was anxious to get out from behind my desk of number-crunching madness and re-claim her title of "Mother-Trucker." (Yes, she hauled grapes from their many vineyards at pre-dawn, death-o-clock in the morning runs during the months of harvest in our early years as a winery.) She longed to get back into the vineyards and enjoy the diversity of daily responsibilities required in running a smaller operation. While Christian loved developing and growing the Naked Chard and OVC projects, he wanted to dedicate his time towards pushing his creativity with high-end "extreme winemaking." So, here they are…. on the other side, loving life. This new winemaking journey as Cypher will continue to push the art of winemaking. Enjoy the ride.
EPC32224_2012 Item# 138864