Once & Future Sonoma County Old Vine Zinfandel 2024 NET The blend is the classic

The blend is the classic Basque triumvirate - Tannat backed by Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon - grown on the kind of slopes you can barely stand on

A minimum of 18 months on the lees

A big-boned white for people who have grown tired of Chardonnay

then red fruit—cherry and a touch of plum

The village-level entry from Frederic Esmonin and his parents Andre and Michele

Once & Future Sonoma County Old Vine Zinfandel 2024 NET The blend is the classicOnce & Future is Joel Peterson's return to first principles: the man who built Ravenswood into the iconic Sonoma Zinfandel house, working again in small lots from older sites. The Sonoma County Old Vine Zinfandel is the gateway, a blend that gives you the Peterson approach (native yeast, small open top fermenters, hand punch downs, French oak) at the most accessible point in the lineup. It drinks with the energy and savory backbone you'd expect from