Dry Creek Vineyard Sonoma County Heritage Zinfandel 2003
A structured Zinfandel with a core of black fruit. 14.5% P&B Healdsburg, 100+ year old vine budwood grafted onto new rootstock. The current release (2005) contained 15% Petitie Sirah and was aged 12 mos. in FR & US oak, $16 at the winery www.drycreekvineyard.com
Karly Amador County Sadie Upton Zinfandel 2001
Aging and complex, with a silky texture and dried fruit flavors though the alcohol is starting to dominate. 15% P&B Plymouth, rocky hillside vineyard head pruned and dry farmed planted by Sadie and John Upton in 1923, one year in neutral oak, winemaker Garth Cobb, $26 at the winery www.karlywines.com
