Region: California - Sierra Foothills - Friedlander Block
Grapes: Zinfandel
Alcohol: 14.2%
Notes on the Wine
The Friedlander Block is named after one of our founders. It was planted in the mid-1970s and is located on the top hill vineyard on the Andis Estate at an elevation of about 1500ft. The dry-farmed, head-trained parcel is grown sustainably, which results in low yields with smaller bunches.
This produces a concentrated, ruby-colored, robust Zinfandel with an explosive mouthfeel. The wine has blackberries, raspberries, toasted fruit, cocoa powder, and sweet baking spice notes. It is perfectly balanced and rounded with rm, delicate tannins.
Notes on the Producer
Our focus: seeking out the best vineyards in the Sierra Foothills to craft wines with balance, character, complexity, and varietal correctness. THE ANDIS WINERY Andis Wines is a 22,000 square foot state of the art winemaking facility designed under two tenets: 1) Design a winery that can make great wine, and 2) Make it pretty. Andy and Janis worked hand-in-hand with Sage Architecture for well over a year to come to a design that would achieve that goal. FERMENTATION ROOM The fermentation room can be both heated and cooled, allowing us the best control over the fermentation environment in reaction to the seasons and the needs of the process. CRUSH PAD The crush pad allows rapid processing of fruit from field to the tank. The quicker grapes are processed after picking, the more character they retain.
