Birichino Saint Georges Zinfandel 2021 fre The grapes used to make

The grapes used to make the Plácet de Valtomelloso wine come from the La Montesa estate with predominantly calcium soils and vines aged around 30 years old

fl oral notes

They also work miracles on this little-known appellation yet full of potential

The palate is supple and finely structured

Birichino Saint Georges Zinfandel 2021 fre The grapes used to makeAlex Krause has the Besson Zinfandel vines to thank for his nickname, El Carnicero (the butcher). Many passes are made through the old Zinfandel block each year, pruning out underripe, raisined or less than perfect berries and losing up to 80% of the crop in any given year. Its a miserable grape, he tells us, only half joking. After swearing they would never make a Zinfandel, Alex and John now make three. The first vintage of the Saint Georges