Five Vintners 2008 Zinfandel Napa Valley

Five Vintners

This Zinfandel is juicy and brimming with flavors and aromas of blueberry pie, ripe blackberries, sweet toasty oak and white pepper. Being a food lover myself, I always keep an eye on making sure that my wines pair well with your meal, and the 2008 Zinfandel will not disappoint you there!

We have loved the Zinfandel from the Mauritson Vineyard in Dry Creek Valley since we started using it in 2001 and decided to let it stand alone with this release. This is a rich Zinfandel, loaded with flavors and aromas of blackberry and cherry. There is a hint of vanilla and toasty oak in the nose, with notes of white pepper in the finish.

Type	Red
Varietal	Zinfandel, Cabernet
Vintage	2008
Bottle size	750mL
Alcohol content	14.5%
Appellation	California
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The Story
Krisi Raymond represents the fifth generation in her family to grow grapes and make wine in the Napa Valley. Her family roots run deep, dating back to 1876 when her great-great-grandfather Jacob Beringer, together with his brother Frederick, established Beringer Brothers Winery just north of St. Helena.
The next generation continued to produce wine through Prohibition for medicinal and sacramental purposes. It was in 1933 with the repeal of Prohibition that Roy Raymond began his career in the wine industry at Beringer Brothers Winery. In 1936 he married Martha Jane Beringer, grand-daughter of Jacob Beringer. Their two sons, Roy Jr. and Walter, continued the family's winemaking tradition at Beringer Brothers Winery after attending college.
With their share of the proceeds from the sale of Beringer in 1970, the Raymond family purchased 90 acres of prime vineyard land south of St. Helena on Zinfandel Lane and founded Raymond Vineyard & Cellar. They planted a variety of wine grapes on the property and crushed their first vintage in 1974.