Slowly but surely the 98 year-old vines at Rossi Ranch are coming back to life. A whopping [tongue firmly planted in cheek] 1.7 tons was picked on October 15th, making this the last Zinfandel for the year. Keeping to the spirit of this organically farmed vineyard, the must was not inoculated for fermentation, relying instead upon ambient yeasts. After a long but steady fermentation (19 days), the wine was pressed to French oak, 22% new. Fifteen months later it was bottled unfined and unfiltered.