2004 Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley.
Tastes of strawberry and raspberry fruits with hints of
vanilla and spice.
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2004 Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley
The 2004 Dry Creek Zinfandel is the seventh vintage for
Christopher Creek Winery. We produced this wine by fermenting the
grapes in small open top tanks with two punch downs daily to every
“pump over.” After two weeks, the wine was transferred to a
mixture of 65% American oak and 35% French oak barrels (25% of the
barrels were new oak). Classical Dry Creek Zin in style, the wine
exhibits a medium-dark ruby hue, with forward strawberry and
raspberry jammy fruit, hints of vanilla, white pepper, spice and a
mouth feel that lingers. While still quite young, this intense,
perfectly balanced and bright wine is remarkably approachable with
medium tannins and an aging potential of about 3-to-4 years. The
wine pairs wonderfully with risotto, pasta, turkey, duck, lamb or
chicken.
Harvested September 2004
Released January 2006
3.0 tons/acre
Aged in French and American oak barrels
444 cases produced
- Silver Medal—Tasters Guild International, May 2006
- Silver Medal—San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition,
January 2006
2003 Vintage
- Gold Medal—Tasters Guild International, May 2005
2002 Vintage
- Long Beach Grand Cru, August 2004
- Chairman's Award (Best of Class)—Riverside International Wine
Competition, April 2004
- Gold Medal—Grand Harvest Awards, February
2004
- Gold Medal—Jerry Mead's New World International Wine Competition, February 2004
- Silver Medal—Florida State Fair Wine Competition, February 2004
- Silver Medal—San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, January 2004
- Silver Medal—California State Fair, June 2004
2001 Vintage
- Gold Medal—San Francisco Chronicle Wine
Competition, February 2003
- San Francisco Chronicle Top 100 Wines list, December 2003
- Silver Medal—Florida State Fair Wine Competition, February 2003
- Silver Medal—West Coast Wine Competition, April 2003
- Silver Medal—Tasters Guild International, May 2003
- San Francisco Chronicle Wine Selections, August 28, 2003. Comments: “Excellent, layered aromas of lavender,
chocolate, raspberry and herb with touches of earth and oak; cherry, raspberry, orange flavors; soft tannins, nicely balanced.”
2000 Vintage
- Gold Medal—Grand Harvest Awards, 2002
- 5 Silver Medals
1999 Vintage
- Best of Class—New World International Wine Competition
- Gold Medal—Orange County Fair
1998 Vintage
- “Best Red Wine"—California North Coast Wine Competition (out of
682 wines)
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