Tin Barn Zinfandel (Summer Hold)

3 bottles for $59.99 $20/bottle + $2.67/bottle shipping Case of 12 for $199.99 $16.67/bottle + $1/bottle shipping Tasting notes & discussion 1

This wine will ship in OCTOBER 2025. If you want it ASAP, click here!

Typically $42/bottle from Tin Barn Vineyards
Vintage 2023 from the Moon Mountain District (Sonoma Valley)
Available for AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TX; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY
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About Tin Barn Vineyards: “Our wines highlight the true character of Sonoma County. High atop the ridges of the Sonoma Coast, just off Tin Barn Road, lies a remote plot of Syrah vines. From this fog enshrouded slope, we sourced grapes for our very first wine and found inspiration for our name. That was back in 2000. In the years since, winemaker Michael Lancaster and his business partners have made a fitting home in our own ‘tin barn’ – a warehouse in rural Sonoma that serves as both cellar space and tasting room.”

That’s Chamizal, Folks

TASTING NOTES: “While our Russian River Valley Zinfandel provides a fruit forward, medium-bodied experience with more balanced tannins and a velvety mouthfeel with a long, seductive finish, our Los Chamizal Vineyard Zinfandel has a deeper berry fruit quality with more tannic structure on the finish. Each of our single-vineyard Zinfandels reflects the distinct qualities of its terroir.”

“The complex soils here range from volcanic ash to igneous rock, and the significant sun exposure in the area creates an ideal setting for growing classic zinfandel. The result is a delectable full-bodied Zinfandel displaying cranberry fruit aromas with hints of candied violets amid a finely balanced tannin structure.” (AbV 15.5%, pH 3.82, TA 6.2 g/L)

VARIETALS: 92% Zinfandel, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Syrah

BARRELS: 15 months in 10% new French oak and 10% new Hungarian oak.

PAIRS WITH: Sharp cheeses, burgers, grilled sausages and pork.

THAT REMINDS ME OF: The Chamizal Zone.

So, you know how the border between the US and Mexico is largely based on the Río Grande in places? What happens if the river were to, say, move quite a bit to the south? Well, it happened.

In 1864, a flood caused the river to move further south, considerably so. Land that was once Mexican started to be settled by settlers from the US as part of El Paso. It created a contested zone where Americans began acting as if they were in control of the region while the prior residents and the Mexican government never actually ceded that land.

And guess what? It took a hundred years to settle the dispute. There was actually no resolution to whether the area was Mexico’s or the United States’ until after John F. Kennedy proposed finally putting it to rest in 1961 and Presidents Adolfo Lopez Mateos and Lyndon B. Johnson met in 1964 to finish things. El Paso residents in the Chamizal Zone would be displaced, and a permanent channel would be dug to prevent the river from shifting again.

ICYMI, you have two choices:

Worried Summer heat might get to your wine before your wine gets to you? Order from this sale, the page you’re on right now, and we’ll get it to you at a cooler time of year (October)!
Want it ASAP, don’t think heat will be a problem? Order from the sale linked here! We’ll still try to get them to you with as little travel time as we can.

Tin Barn Zinfandel (Summer Hold)

This wine will ship in OCTOBER 2025. If you want it ASAP, click here!

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