Elyse Rutherford Zinfandel Morisoli Vineyard 2015 NO20230809 then diluted to 46%

then diluted to 46%

Taittinger goes the other way: roughly 40% Chardonnay in the blend

Serve well chilled in warm weather

Calcarius is Valentina Passalacqua's second project

Made with Jensillard Savagnin (aromatic) and aged in glass

Elyse Rutherford Zinfandel Morisoli Vineyard 2015 NO20230809 then diluted to 46%From one of Napa's most storied old vine vineyardsplanted in the 1880s on the Rutherford Bench and surrounded by legendary neighborsthis Zinfandel captures the historic Morisoli site's concentrated, expressive character. The 2015 blend, 87% Zinfandel with smaller portions of Alicante Bouschet, Carignane, and other field varieties, delivers brown sugar and baked blackberry aromatics alongside plum, with acidity woven through for balance and contrast.