1996 marked the year I really tried wine. It was one of Scherrerās old vine Zins. Iām been a wine fan ever since and this is one of my favorites. Looking forward to sampling the others. Thanks for WB13 offers.
Rick, that 2013 OMV Zin has been in a sweet spot for about 5 years now. In the early 1990ās I thought 5-10 years would be the development window. I need to revise that back label text to 5-20.
I was a big supporter of these wines back when I was buying for several stores. These were among a small handful of wines that I chose to carry as opposed to āhave to carryā. I always felt this type of quality, integrity and honesty added credibility to the wine program(s).
Today, I went from owning -0- Zinfandel (that # has been constant for 15+ years), to owning 6.
My first wine purchase in the 10+ years Iāve been here. It had to be Scherrer.
I was being a smartass. Itās a 30 year old metal building with insulation and refrigeration in the corner of an old apple orchard near Sebastopol. Picturesque, it is not. Functional, it is.
We ceased doing open houses about two years ago. Hopefully we will be able to resume soon. That hasnāt stopped us from doing curbside pickups (even if we have no curbs there).
Tom, Thanks for the support. I hope you like the style as much as I do.
Please be patient about shipping to your end of the country. We ship directly from the winery and really try to keep an eye on the weather across the country. Sometimes the path to you gets clobbered with nasty temperatures even if it looks great at the destination.
Wow! Thanks, Tim. As you know, these are not your average Zinfandels. There are those who say it doesnāt taste like Zin. My response is that actually, it does taste like Zin. The 110 year old block my grandfather planted has very few non-Zin vines in it. The mature vines planted 40-50 years ago are 100% Zin. That, and the realization that it makes special wine when harvested a bit on the early side of the window result in a style that speaks to those who are averse to super-ripe styled wines.
Dave, 2020/smoke is a very fertile subject that is passionately debated. Itās very complicated. I short, we were cautious, optimistic and lucky. Location is everything.