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Dick Cooper Vineyard, Amador County
TASTING NOTES:
The 2023 Cooper Zinfandel has deep ruby-purple color with hues that are starting to acquire a note of carmine. The aroma of this wine is a lovely marriage of aroma and bouquet. The aromas are of dark berry fruit; black raspberry, mulberry, and blackberry. The bouquet is hazelnut and caramel, and something sweet, almond paste perhaps. On the palate, savory flavors of blackberry and boysenberry transition to creamy oak. The tannins are fully mature and add a full rich mouthfeel without contributing any mouth drying astringency. A finish of briary dark fruits and flinty mineral dustiness that lingers well after the wine is gone. If you like Zinfandel with a solid core of succulent fruit and mature tannins, then this is the Zinfandel for you.
TECHNICAL NOTES:
Varietal Composition: 100% Zinfandel
15.2% Alc. 0.73 g/100ml TA 3.44 pH
Oak Regime: 24% American Oak, 43% French Oak, 33% Neutral Oak
In Amador County, we grow Zinfandel. Yes, we grow other varieties too, but Zinfandel is the “Top Dog.” And it isn’t even close. In 2024 Amador County had 1,766 acres planted to Zinfandel. The next most widely planted variety is Cabernet Sauvignon with just 242 acres. Amador county grows more Zinfandel than all the other red varieties combined. I like to refer to Amador County as the ‘Kingdom’ of Zinfandel. Here at Jeff Runquist Wines, produce eight Zinfandels, from six different vineyards all from Amador, and since the most renown grower in Amador County was Dick Cooper we would be negligent if we did not to produce a Zinfandel from his vineyard and that reflects Dick’s interpretation of Amador’s namesake varietal.
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