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2018 Linne Calodo Problem Child Zinfandel
$95.95
Introducing the 2017 Linne Calodo Problem Child Zinfandel, a wine that is sure to impress even the most discerning of palates. This exceptional Zinfandel is a testament to the winery’s commitment to producing only the finest wines in California. The Problem Child Zinfandel is a blend of Zinfandel, Syrah, Carignan, and Graciano, each grape contributing to the wine’s complex and nuanced flavor profile. The wine’s bold and audacious character is expertly balanced by the winemaker’s skillful blending, resulting in a wine that is both powerful and refined. The Problem Child Zinfandel is like a rebellious teenager who has been sent to obedience school, each grape contributing to the wine’s development into a knowledgeable and sophisticated wine that will test the boundaries of your taste buds. Upon tasting, the wine reveals rich and bold flavors of cranberries, raspberries, orange peel, and cinnamon. The mouthfeel is nothing short of wonderful, with hints of graham cracker dust, toast, and blueberry jam that will transport you to a world of pure indulgence.
*2017 Linne Calodo Problem Child Zinfandel is a product by Linne Calodo.
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Description
About Linne Calodo Problem Child 2017 Zinfandel:
If you are looking for Zinfandel, look no further than 2017 Linne Calodo Problem Child Zinfandel. This is one of the best examples of Zinfandel in the whole state of California. As usual, the bold audacity of Zinfandel is tamed by skillful blending with Syrah, Carignan, and Graciano. It’s like obedience school for the Problem Child, each grape helps develop the wine into a knowledgeable smart ass that will test the boundaries.
Tasting Notes:
The rich and bold wine elicits flavors of cranberries, raspberries, orange peel and cinnamon. There’s a wonderful mouthfeel that hints to memories of graham cracker dust, toast and blueberry jam.
Growing Notes:
Much of what the winemaker does at the Linne Calodo estate vineyard is about un-learning the modern methods of viticulture in favor of what he calls “nature-positive farming”—which hearkens back to when farmers lived within the bounds of their land’s limited resources, relying on natural solutions and manual labor in contrast to chemicals and carbon-burning machines.
These methods are labor and time intensive. They are also unbound to certifications and buzzwords such as “organic” and “sustainable” and “natural.” In fact, they are all of these things, bundled into a curated farming approach that is wholly distinctive to the terroir of Linne Calodo.
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Winemaking Notes:
Blend of 64% Zinfandel, 19% Syrah, 14% Graciano, 3% Carignan. As usual, the bold audacity of Zinfandel is tamed by skillful blending with Syrah, Carignan, and Graciano.
Champion of dry-farmed Zinfandel-driven blends that reflect the terrain and heritage of Paso Robles. And every so often, you might squeeze a white wine out of Winemaker-Owner Matt Trevisan, too.
Nearly all of their wines are grown at the two estates: the main Linne Calodo Vineyard and Stonethrower Vineyard, both located in the mountainous Willow Creek District just 10 miles from the Pacific Ocean. They are also proud to steward the old vine Zinfandel at Cherry Vineyard. The imprint of these terroirs is what gives their wines their own distinct point of view.
About The Winery:
When Matt and Maureen Trevisan started Linne Calodo in 1998, they helped spark the modern wine era in Paso Robles. By the early 2000s, Paso Robles had graduated from unproven to unstoppable, driven largely by Rhône variety blends that earned widespread critical acclaim. Linne Calodo was right in the mix, and the rest is history.
This thirst for the unconventional lives on at Linne Calodo. The common thread among all of their wines can be summed up in one word: intentional. Matt is the polar opposite of the absentee winery owner. He is the farmer, winemaker, cover crop sower, fix-it man, amateur electrician and sheep herder. You can be assured that every Linne Calodo wine is obsessively shepherded from the field to the bottle.