2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Barbera, Amador County

93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
Silver ~ 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

Tasting Notes

Wine has bright red fruit, ripe cherry, roses, cherry tobacco, spicy with white pepper, sage, and cloves showing a bright center palate with a balanced full and long lingering finish.

Vineyard/Vintage Notes

Grown on steep mountainous terrain in the higher elevations of the Shenandoah Valley of Amador County, California. There was a big fire starting just before harvest began lasting into mid-harvest (Caldor Fire). It started 10 miles northeast of us and burned in the opposite direction. So, all our 2021 wines escaped having any smoke taint. Lower yields of extractive fruit due to drought. No heat spikes during the growing season. Just a dry year with little moisture in the ground. Look for dark-colored extractive wines, but not a lot of them.

Winemaker’s Notes

Produced in the Italian old world, food-friendly style.

Specs

• Vintage: 2021
• Blend: 83% Barbera, 6% Mourvèdre, 6% Zinfandel 3% Tempranillo & 2% Vermentino
• Appellation: Amador County
• Cooperage: 21 months in French Oak
• Bottling Date: 8/29/2023
• Alcohol: 14.5%
• pH: 3.5
• RS: Dry <.2%
• Cases Produced: 1,816 cases

2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Zinfandel, Amador County

Gold ~ 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Tasting Notes

Dark briary fruit of mulberry, white pepper, cigar box, ripe strawberry, grilled steak, spicy, cherry tobacco, sage, and plum lead to an extractive fleshy structure with firm tannin and a balanced long lingering finish.

Vineyard/Vintage Notes

Amador County is extremely well suited to Zinfandel. Zinfandel has been grown in the Amador County Gold Rush area for over 150 years. These old head-pruned dryland farmed vineyards produce low yields of extractive flavorful Zinfandel.

Winemaker’s Notes

Grown on steep mountainous terrain in the higher elevations of the Shenandoah Valley of Amador County, California. There was a big fire starting just before harvest began lasting into mid-harvest (Caldor Fire). It started 10 miles northeast of us and burned in the opposite direction. So, all our 2021 wines escaped having any smoke taint. Lower yields of extractive fruit due to drought. No heat spikes during the growing season. Just a dry year with little moisture in the ground. Look for dark-colored extractive wines, but not a lot of them.

Specs

• Vintage: 2021
• Blend: Zinfandel
• Appellation: Amador County
• Vineyard Sources: 53% Bowman Vineyard and 47% Renwood Vineyard
• Cooperage: 21 months in French Oak
• Bottled: 7/27/2023
• Alcohol: 14.5%
• pH: 3.56
• RS: Dry @ 0.2%
• Cases Produced: 1,324 cases

2021 Scott Harvey Old Vine Zinfandel, Amador County

Gold ~ 2024 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
90 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Tasting Notes

Red fruit forward, rich full flavors expressing both the varietal and the Amador Terroir. This complex wine has bright cherry/berry, white pepper, strawberry, cedar cigar box, marjoram, a full tannin structure, luscious mouthfeel with a long bright cherry finish.

Vineyard/Vintage Notes

Amador County is extremely well suited to Zinfandel. Zinfandel has been grown in the Amador County Gold Rush area for over 150 years. 51% from the Hoddy Vineyard, 26% from the Bowman Vineyard and 23% from the Manby Vineyard.

Winemaker’s Notes

Grown on steep mountainous terrain in the higher elevations of the Shenandoah Valley of Amador County, California. 2021 was a drought year producing small amounts of flavorful extractive wines. Dark small bunches and berries with good color and red fruit characteristics.

Specs

• Vintage: 2021
• Blend: 51% Primitivo & 49% Zinfandel. Zinfandel and Primitivo are thought to be the same variety, but I find subtle differences. These mixed together make for a complex Zinfandel.
• Appellation: Amador County
• Cooperage: 21 months in French Oak
• Bottled: 7/26/2023
• Alcohol: 14.5%
• pH: 3.46
• RS: Dry @ 0.14%
• Cases Produced: 598 cases

What’s Included

3-bottles:

• 1x 2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Barbera, Amador County
• 1x 2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Zinfandel, Amador County
• 1x 2021 Scott Harvey Old Vine Zinfandel, Amador County

Case:

• 4x 2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Zinfandel, Amador County
• 4x 2021 Scott Harvey Old Vine Zinfandel, Amador County
• 4x 2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Barbera, Amador County

Price Comparison

$476.00/Case for 4x 2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Zinfandel, Amador County + 4x 2021 Scott Harvey Old Vine Zinfandel, Amador County + 4x 2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Barbera, Amador County at Scott Harvey Wines

About The Winery

• Winery: Scott Harvey Wines
• Owners: Scott & Jana Harvey
• Founded: 2004
• Location: Plymouth, CA

After decades of creating and crafting premium wines for wineries like Santino and Folie a Deux – and putting Amador County on the map as a world-class appellation – Scott Harvey launched his own winery in 2004. With decades of winemaking experience on two continents, it’s no wonder his wines have become an immediate sensation. It’s an overnight success 35 years in the making. (Oh, and Scott’s not too shabby with a pen, either.)

Available States

AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IA, KS, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WY

Estimated Delivery

Monday, Dec 16 - Tuesday, Dec 17

Scott Harvey Mixed Reds
3 bottles for $54.99 $18.33/bottle + $2.67/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $179.99 $15/bottle + $1/bottle shipping

2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Barbera
2021 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Zinfandel
2021 Scott Harvey Old Vine Zinfandel

So sad Scott Harvey still doesn’t/won’t ship to Maine.

RWS just had the Mountain Barb and Zin up. Would have been $18+/btl if you got a case. Glad I waited for this one to also get the OVZ included…