Ultraviolet ‘Mattern Vineyard’ Zinfandel, Mendocino Co., California 2023
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
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.