2007 Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley.
Tastes of strawberry and raspberry fruits with hints of
vanilla and spice.
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2007 Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley
The 2007 Dry Creek Zinfandel is the 10th vintage for
Christopher Creek Winery. We produced this wine from grapes grown
at two vineyards with vines of varying ages, each contributing
their own aracteristics, and by fermenting the grapes in small
open top tanks with 2 punch downs daily to every “pump over”.
After 2 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 raspberry fruit, hints of vanilla,
black pepper, clove, and cherry pie with a juicy mouth feel, a
rich mid pallet and a long spicy finish 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 3-4 years. The wine pairs wonderfully with risotto,
pasta, turkey, duck, lamb or chicken.
Harvested September 3 & 19, 2007
Released January 2009
3.0 tons/acre
Aged in French and American oak barrels
280 cases produced
2007 Vintage
- Silver Medal—Jerry Mead's New World Wine Competition, March
2009
- Silver Medal—Pacific Rim International Wine Competition,
April 2009
2006 Vintage
- Silver Medal—Jerry Mead's New World Wine Competition, March
2008
2005 Vintage
- Silver Medal—Pacific Rim International Wine Competition, April 2007
- Silver Medal—Tasters Guild International, April 2007
- Silver Medal—North of the Gate,
June 2007
2004 Vintage
- 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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