Lot 69 2024 Dry Creek Old Vine Zinfandel

WINE FUTURE BOTTLING JUNE 2026 FREE SUMMER STORAGE SHIPPING FALL 2026 (UNLESS REQUESTED) I am sure this thought has been top of mind for all of you recently: who will get the coveted Lot 69 assignment? Well, it turns out that a most fantastic Zinfandel crossed my path not long ago and the lush-yet-potent and sensuous nature of the wine seemed the perfect fit. I know I have been using this sensuous descriptor a lot lately but it seems to me the defining characteristic of the vintage, these are juicy, sexy, potent, ripe, succulent and delicious wines. ...and I believe you are going to have a hard time keeping your hands off of this one, especially at this price... Lot 69 is a single-vineyard designated Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel hailing from a $60-$70/bottle program featuring 40-to-100-year-old vines on a west-facing slope in Dry Creek Valley. Folks, this is classic, archetypal old vine Dry Creek Zinfandel but built with class and sophistication and about 35% new mix of French and American oak to boot. The producer is a small boutique that, honestly, I had never heard of but I can vouch that the wine is fantastic... I mean, obviously, I bought the entire production barrels and all... No longer $60+/bottle, it can now it can be yours for... ...drum roll please... Just $129/case! I told you you were going to have a problem keeping your hands off this wine :-) Nicely extracted, deep garnet in the glass. Redolent bouquet leaping with raspberry and plums underpinned with chocolate covered raisins wrapped in toasted caramel and tobacco leaf. With air, the bouquet complexes with cherries jubilee, Asian spice and a powdery flower halo. Juicy, rich, ripe and substantial, Lot 69 combines fleshy ripeness and succulence with a great structure delivering chocolate covered cherries, plum and pepper notes in a long finish with a nice retronasal tobacco leaf flourish. DEEELICIOUS! 90% Zinfandel, 10% Petite Sirah, 100% Dry Creek Valley ~35% new French and American oak 15.8% alc., 3.55 pH, 7 g/L TA, .77 g/L malic, .41 g/L lactic (yes, high alcohol but excellent underlying labs, this wine is balanced and not at all hot).