Marcucci Farms Zinfandel Wine


	Fava Brothers Vineyard Zinfandel Wine Our farm in the Russian River Valley has the perfect mesoclimate for growing Zinfandel. It thrives in coastal locations where cool nights and foggy mornings warm up into long, sunny summer afternoons. The Zinfandel grape has an Italian heritage—the Primitovo grape—and took root in California at about the same time as our ancestors did, but the wine is as American as we are. In fact, Zinfandel’s many robust styles are why it’s often called an “American Classic.”
“The combination of old vines planted as far back as 1922 along with vines from the 1960s and the year 2000 create a can't-miss blend that belongs on every Zin lover's table.” —Tom Simoneau, The Sonoma County Wine Guy, KSRO Radio
	A deep red Zinfandel goes with most every meal at Marcucci family gatherings. We invite you to brighten your every occasion with our wonderful Fava Brothers Zinfandel. We drink our Zin young, within a year or two of bottling. If you enjoy the taste of Zinfandel, you’ll love the new classic from Marcucci, styled by our winemaker, Raphael Brisbois. It’s made the way our Italian ancestors made it—from a field blend and lots of loving care.
Vintage 2005 Aging Potential Drink this ripe, delicious Zinfandel now and through 2011 Appellation Russian River Valley Varietals Composition 95% Zinfandel 5% combination of Petite Syrah, Alicante Bouschet, Carignan, Golden Chasselas Cooperage French Oak Barrels Alcohol 14.2 Release Date June 2007 Cases Produced 574 Bottle Size 750 ml Suggested Retail Price $36.00 Characteristics The wine is garnet red in color with aromas of cherries, raspberries, and blackberries. It has a smooth palate with “juicy” cherries and a touch of chocolate and chalk. The structure is balanced with silky tannins across the palate and finish.	Winemaker's Notes Martino and Lorenzo Fava—our ancestors—perfected their Italian field blend for winemaking using 90% Zinfandel and 10% other grapes. When they took ownership of the farm in 1907, they began replacing all planted varieties with the Zinfandel clone and a sprinkling of four others. Their selections, influenced by a neighboring French winemaker, were Petite Syrah, a blue grape, to give depth to the Zinfandel color, Alicante Bouschet to add the luster of a bright ruby, Carignan to smooth out the acid, and Golden Chasselas to enhance the flavor. In a field blend, the wine blended has been made from grapes grown in the same soil, under the same conditions, rather than gathered from different sources. Of the six acres of Zinfandel grown on Marcucci Farms today, two and a half acres are the original rootstock clone planted by the Fava brothers. Over the years, wine blends in the marketplace have come and gone, but the varieties planted by Martino and Lorenzo have continued to provide wine for our family meals and entertaining. When winemaker Raphaël Brisbois walked the Zinfandel vineyard for the first time with Phillip, he recognized the French influence on the Italian brothers and decided to use the blend for the new release. The Fava Brothers Vineyard 2005 Russian River Valley Zinfandel carries the distinctive flavor of the brothers’ original field blend. If you are not on our mailing list, sign up now by calling 707.544.4789 or email: marcuccifarms@comcast.net You can find our wine at the following local markets: Oliver's Market: Cotati and Santa Rosa, CA Pacific Market: Sebastopol, Santa Rosa, and Rohnert Park, CA Thirty Four North Wine Merchant: Healdsburg, CA Traverso's Gourmet Foods, Wines and Liquors: Santa Rosa, CA Molsberry Market: Larkfield Center, Santa Rosa, CA You can enjoy our wine at the following restaurants:
	San Francisco, CA Alfred's Steakhouse The Big Four Castagnolas Frascati Harris Steak House Houston's Steak House Kuleto's The Magic Flute North Beach Restaurant Healdsburg, CA Barndiva Restaurant Zin Restaurant Santa Rosa, CA Ca'Bianca Restaurant Equus \| Fountain Grove Inn John Ash & Co \| Vintner's Inn Josef's \| Hotel La Rose Syrah Bistro ZaZu Restaurant Petaluma, CA Graffiti Graziano's Ristorante Trattoria Vino Grigio	Calistoga, CA Boskos Trattoria Flatiron Grill \| Bar Vino Sebastopol, CA Elmo's Steak House G.T.O.’s Seafood House Cotati, CA Nicolino's Ristorante Italiano Forestville, CA Farmhouse Inn & Restaurant Mosaic Restaurant Occidental, CA Bistro des Copains Corte Madera, CA Il Fornaio Mill Valley, CA El Paseo Restaurant The Mountain Home Inn Muir Beach, CA The Pelican Inn Solvang, CA Pauline's Restaurant
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