Cline Zinfandel Bridgehead, Contra Costa County, California, USA 2018

Notes of spice and black pepper combined with bright blackberry. Firm and deep with notes of chocolate and toasty vanilla. Well balanced acids and tannins will age beautifully over 5-7 years. A claret-like style and intriguingly complex earthy-berry character make this one of California's most distinct and treasured Zinfandels. "Beyond organic" farming - Green String Farming invented by Fred Cline & Bob Cannard. Our Bridgehead single vineyard is named for Bridgehead Road in Oakley, California, to which it runs adjacent. Planted by Italian immigrants well before the turn of the century, the vines are head-trained, dry-farmed in sandy soil and engulfed in a unique band of cooling air from the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers this produces a stunning, concentrated harvest.