Oliver Caldwell Cellars Aida Vineyard Zinfandel 1998

Zinfandel from Napa Valley, California

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Product Details

Varietal

Zinfandel

Region

Napa Valley, California

Producer

Oliver Caldwell Cellars

Vintage

1998

Size

750ML

Features

Boutique

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Winemaker Notes

The 1998 Zinfandel is a big, luscious wine, the likes of which is rare either in Napa or Sonoma counties. The wine is deep red briary with a spicy nose which gives the impression of richness, with just a slight topnote of chocolate in the back. The taste in the middle is very full, and not for the timid. Big tannis play out in the finish, which carries a late harvest fruit style, but the structure is very rich and meaty. The Zinfandel can age for many years (unlike most Zins) and has just the right amount of French oak to broaden the flavor profile.

Oliver Caldwell Cellars

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In 1996 art dealer Oliver and Karen Caldwell purchased the Aida Vineyard, located just north of St. Helena in the Napa Valley. Though well known amongst wine lovers as the source for some extraordinary old vines Petit Syrah and Zinfandel, the vineyard had fallen into disrepair. The Caldwells decided to resurrect the vines, and employed the talents of David Abreu from the Araujo Winery to manage the site and winemaker Tom Eddy to make the wine. The 1996 vintage was the first release of their wine. The 1996 harvest in the Napa Valley was considered difficult by some winemakers due to a shorter growing season and a small crop. However, the Aida Vineyard continued to produce massive, structured wines as it has some of the oldest vines in Napa (dating back to 1922) and gravely, well-drained soil. The intense flavors and level of extract clearly demonstrated that this vintage was no exception to the rule for this vinyard.

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Napa Valley Red Wine

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Undoubtedly proving its merit over and over, Napa Valley is a now a leading force in the world of prestigious red wine regions. Though Cabernet Sauvignon dominates Napa Valley, other red varieties certainly thrive here. Important but often overlooked include Merlot and other Bordeaux varieties well-regarded on their own as well as for their blending capacities. Very old vine Zinfandel represents an important historical stronghold for the region and Pinot noir is produced in the cooler southern parts, close to the San Pablo Bay.

Perfectly situated running north to south, the valley acts as a corridor, pulling cool, moist air up from the San Pablo Bay in the evenings during the hot days of the growing season, which leads to even and slow grape ripening. Furthermore the valley claims over 100 soil variations including layers of volcanic, gravel, sand and silt—a combination excellent for world-class red wine production.

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