The 2006 Painter Bridge Zinfandel comes from a mix of eight Zinfandel vineyards in Lodi, Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo blended with a particularly spicy lot of Paso Robles Syrah. Each vineyard lot of Zinfandel is fermented separately, extracting the nuances of each individual grower’s fruit with an eye toward suppleness and texture.

The stylistic goal of Painter Bridge Zinfandel is to emphasize the tremendous red fruit characters of the Zinfandel grape without overpowering the delicacy of the fruit with oak. The Syrah blended into the Zinfandel contributes a spice component that accentuates and broadens the resulting wine.

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Winemaker's Comments

The 2006 Painter Bridge Zinfandel shows great color density with youthful purple-red hues. The aromas are spicy red fruits of raspberry, blackberry and plum, with white and black pepper spice. The palate delivers a plump, full, yet supple wine, with red fruit flavors and spicy Zinfandel pepperiness. Enjoy with pasta Puttanesca, pizza or grilled meats.

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