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2006 Hartford Zinfandel
Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard, Russian River Valley
Tasting Notes
The 2006 Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard Zinfandel displays ripe blackberry and black raspberry aromas and flavors
along with silky chocolate notes on the finish. Carrying on the tradition of this ancient vineyard, the 2006
Fanucchi-Wood Road Zinfandel has a tremendously dense texture complemented by big fruit and great power.
Acclaim
94 Points - "A stunning wine is the 2006 Zinfandel Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard (100-year-old vines in sandy loam soils). This dense ruby/purple-colored wine shows notes of black raspberry, sweet cherry, roasted herbs, pepper, and soil notes. It is full-bodied, powerful, with head-spinning levels of alcohol (15.8%). The wine has terrific purity and should drink nicely for 4-6 years."
Robert M. Parker, Jr., The Wine Advocate, December 2007
Historic Acclaim
2004 Vintage: 94 pointsThe Wine Advocate
2003 Vintage: 93 points The Wine Advocate
2001 Vintage: 90 points The Wine Advocate
2000 Vintage: 93 points The Wine Advocate
1999 Vintage: 92 points The Wine Advocate
1998 Vintage: 90 points The Wine Spectator
1996 Vintage: 91 points The Wine Advocate
Vineyard Character
The 100-year old Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard is located on about seven acres in the Russian River Valley AVA of Sonoma County. It is dry-farmed and has been hand-tended by the Fanucchi family for the last 34 years. The vineyard is head-trained, but the Fanucchis have raised the gnarled old vines from just above ground level to chest height. This modification appears to provide greater sun exposure and air circulation which has reinvigorated the old vines, enhancing the production of high-quality, old-vine fruit.
The soils on Wood Road are sandy loam of relatively low pH and fertility. Old vines on these soils produce small Zinfandel berries with bright, concentrated cherry and blackberry fruit flavors. At optimum ripeness, the fruit makes a big, intense, long-lived Zinfandel of unique personality.
Wine Details
About Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard
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