Tres Sabores

2022 Zinfandel
Rutherford

2024 Offering
Premiere Napa Valley
Auction 28 | Lot No. 104
Vintage: 2022

Tres Sabores

Zinfandel
Rutherford

5 cases produced

Highlights

  • A savory, balanced Zinfandel with a vibrant personality
  • Drawn from legendary vineyard sources, the individual lots were hand-harvested over multiple weeks from 50-year-old, dry-farmed, organic, estate vineyard
  • Once at the wineries, the lots were kept separate, vinified and aging individually before each lot destemmed to small bins, 50% native ferment on site
  • After final blending, the wine was racked back into new French oak barrels for aging; 30% new oak, blended for PNV January 2024

Description

I’d like to introduce you to the 2022 vintage of the grape that inspires me - the wine that has defined and sustained Tres Sabores for 24 vintages now: Zinfandel! With ravishing aromas and flavors, its brambleberry, pepper, sublime balance and ‘never really tasted a Zinfandel quite like this’ character craves the company of the table. This PNV selection is not only a composition of the best lots in our cellar, but a celebration of the vineyard’s 50th year! Indeed, as planted on our west-Rutherford alluvial fan, minimally cultivated, organically certified and dry-farmed ranch, this heritage varietal shines with verve, savory elegance and a certain ‘Jazz Club’ vibe.



Julie Johnson

Winemaker, Tres Sabores

Winemaker, Julie Johnson

I married a winemaker. Then I married another winemaker. They both make great wine and I've learned a great deal through a 30-year-long process of love and osmosis (and personal gumption, I guess!)

I was encouraged to start making wine in 2001 - "Don't you think it's about time that you start making the wine (from your front yard)?", he said.

Country born: United States

Education: Pre-med, Bowdoin College
Public Health & Public Health Nursing, Columbia University
Numerous classes
Lots of sweat equity

Years in the wine industry: 30+ years

Honors / Awards:
Gerald Asher just called my 2007 Rutherford Perspective estate Cabernet "impeccable, with a perfect balance, complete." That's pretty wonderful feedback from my point of view.

Winemaking Philosophy:
Act as a steward for the terroir and let it speak to you. Make the wine you personally love to drink.

Winery Distribution

Tres Sabores is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.

Tres Sabores Contact: Julie Johnson

Domestic:

  • Arizona ( Copa Fina )
  • California ( Copa Fina )
  • Florida ( Winebow )
  • Illinois ( Acme Wine )
  • Michigan ( AHD Vintners )
  • New Jersey ( Winebow )
  • New York ( Winebow )
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