Goldschmidt Vineyards - Railyard Estate - Fideltity Zinfandel Alexander Valley 2018 (750ml)

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Producer	Goldschmidt Vineyards - Railyard Estate
Country	United States
Region	California
Subregion	Alexander Valley
Varietal	Zinfandel
Vintage	2018
Sku	3209500915
Size	750ml
ABV	14.50%

Nick Goldschmidt’s Fidelity series offers great taste and value. This popular blend shows how Zinfandel and Petite Sirah complement each other perfectly: Zinfandel offers robust blackberry, anise and pepper aromas and flavors. Petite Sirah brings blueberry, plummy fruit with roundness and structure to the mid-palate. The Zinfandel returns adding grace, length and elegance. Light-handed oak aging influences the Petite Sirah to add a chocolate note in the finish.

88% Zinfandel, 12% Petite Sirah

Aged 15 months, 15% new French Oak, ABV 14.5%

Tasting Note:   Zinfandel offers robust blackberry, anise and pepper aromas and flavors. Petite Sirah brings color as well as blueberry, plummy fruit with roundness and structure. The Zinfandel returns adding grace, length and elegance.

VINTAGE NOTES
Despite a warm February, the 2018 growing season started off cooler than the past few vintages. A cool spring meant bloom lasted longer than usual, but fruit set was consistent. In fact, the growing season started with near-perfect fruit set which led to large grape clusters. Summer temperatures were moderate with fewer heat spikes than in recent years. Veraison started later as well. As a result, harvest started two to three weeks later than in recent years, but this was historically more typical. Harvesting with cool mornings compared to the heat waves of 2017 was a pleasure and far less stressful.

92 Points

Supple and sleek, with polished, multilayered fruit, showing raspberry and toasty spice flavors that glide on the lasting finish.

by Wine Spectator, TF, 2020.