Matthiasson Sonoma Valley Zinfandel Armor Plate Vineyard 2022 no ups juicy red fruit meets refined

juicy red fruit meets refined tannins and fresh minerality

with a distinguished body from the pinot noir and thedelicate finesse of chardonnay

too often big

same 15-year maturation

Matthiasson Sonoma Valley Zinfandel Armor Plate Vineyard 2022 no ups juicy red fruit meets refinedArmor Plate is a treasure: a tiny dry farmed, organically tended block of Sonoma Valley Zinfandel planted in the 1890s, now 130 plus years old, owned by the Hamel family (a viticulture client of Steve's). Located in volcanic alluvium near Glen Ellen, the vines deliver Zinfandel that looks nothing like the jammy stereotype. Matthiasson ferments half whole cluster, half destemmed, presses after 14 days on the skins, and ages the wine in neutral Burgundy