Ultraviolet ‘Mattern Vineyard’ Zinfandel, Mendocino Co., California 2023
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$22.00
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Ultraviolet is Samantha Sheehan’s second label, founded in 2010 alongside POE, with a focus on accessible, expressive California wines. This Zinfandel comes from old, dry-farmed vines planted in the 1930s by the Mattern family, who live on the property.
- WINEMAKER: Samantha Sheehan
- FARMING: Certified Organic; Practicing Biodynamic
- VARIETY: Zinfandel
- TERROIR: Talmage Bench, Mendocino, California. Gravelly loam soils. Head-trained, dry-farmed vines planted in the 1930s.
- VINIFICATION: Hand-harvested and destemmed into stainless steel. Native yeast fermentation. Pressed to neutral French oak, where malolactic fermentation took place.
- AGING: Neutral French oak for 12 months before bottling.
- TASTING NOTES: Soft and supple, with wild strawberry, violet, and hibiscus. Savory sage edges, then cassis and boysenberry. A pure, joyful old-vine Zinfandel.
- FOOD PAIRINGS: Barbecue ribs, roast chicken with herbs, wild mushroom dishes, charcuterie, grilled vegetables, and burgers.
Ultraviolet ‘Mattern Vineyard’ Zinfandel, Mendocino Co., California 2023
Regular price
$22.00
Shipping calculated at checkout.
Ultraviolet is Samantha Sheehan’s second label, founded in 2010 alongside POE, with a focus on accessible, expressive California wines. This Zinfandel comes from old, dry-farmed vines planted in the 1930s by the Mattern family, who live on the property.
- WINEMAKER: Samantha Sheehan
- FARMING: Certified Organic; Practicing Biodynamic
- VARIETY: Zinfandel
- TERROIR: Talmage Bench, Mendocino, California. Gravelly loam soils. Head-trained, dry-farmed vines planted in the 1930s.
- VINIFICATION: Hand-harvested and destemmed into stainless steel. Native yeast fermentation. Pressed to neutral French oak, where malolactic fermentation took place.
- AGING: Neutral French oak for 12 months before bottling.
- TASTING NOTES: Soft and supple, with wild strawberry, violet, and hibiscus. Savory sage edges, then cassis and boysenberry. A pure, joyful old-vine Zinfandel.
- FOOD PAIRINGS: Barbecue ribs, roast chicken with herbs, wild mushroom dishes, charcuterie, grilled vegetables, and burgers.