HAWLEY WINES
2005 Zinfandel
Ponzo Vineyard

Technical
• Appellation: Sonoma County
• Varietal Composition: 96.5% Zinfandel   3.5% Petite Sirah
• Harvest Date: October 13, 2005
• Alcohol: 15.2%      Ph: 3.55     TA: .87
• Bottling Date: July 10, 2006
• Cases Bottled: 700
• Release Date: Jan 1, 2007

Vineyard Sources
Ponzo vineyard is located just outside the town limits of Healdsburg, along the Russian River at the mouth of Dry Creek. It’s gravelly bench-lands have produced many award winning wines. The 2005 growing season started several weeks early due to warm February weather, but it soon cooled down and remained cool throughout the season. This slowed ripening and the additional “hang time” on the vine led to exceptional flavor development. Brix at harvest 24.5.

Winemaking
The Zinfandel grapes were crushed and de-stemmed into one-ton, open top fermentors along with 3.5% Petite Sirah, also from Ponzo Vineyard. The juice was chilled with dry ice for extended maceration. After one week, the fermentors were moved outdoors to warm up and the wild yeasts begun the fermentation. Commercial yeast was later added to insure the wine fermented to dryness. We punched down the skins every couple hours to maximize extraction. When fermentation was nearing dryness we pressed out directly to barrels. The wine was aged for nine months in a mixture of French and American oak barrels and was racked from barrel to barrel every three months to soften the tannins, develop fruit character and clarify the wine.

Tasting Notes
This Zinfandel is soft and juicy with aromas of white pepper, raspberries, strawberries and vanillin oak notes.

Hawley Wine
PO Box 1831, Healdsburg CA. 95448
6387 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg CA. 95448
Phone/Fax 707-431-2705
www.hawleywine.com