NV Zinfandel (Mohr-Fry Ranches)
Single Vineyard Series
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Wine Specs
Vintage
Non Vintage
Varietal
Zinfandel
Appellation
Lodi
Vineyard Designation
Mohr-Fry Ranches Block 417
Harvest Date
50% 8/21/20 - 50% 9/03/21
Acid
6.6 g/L
pH
3.75
Aging
20% New French Oak
Bottling Date
7/20/2022
Residual Sugar
0.23%
Alcohol %
15.0
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Aromas of dark plum, light cherry and raspberry, with some pine tree and anise notes too. It’s a medium bodied wine with a smooth finish.
Vineyard Notes
Block 417 was the first vineyard in Lodi to be Lodi Rules Certified (2005) and Historical Vineyard Certified. These head trained, own-rooted vines were planted in 1945. The block is 14.88 acres, vines are spaced out at a 10x10 spacing for a total of approximately 6,472 vines. Soil is a fine Tokay sandy loam. Production averages around 3.5 tons to the acre per year.
Winemaker Notes
A 50/50 split of 2020 and 2021 vintages to create a beautiful and balanced wine. For both vintages, upon receiving the grapes, they were hand sorted at the winery and then destemmed to tank where they received a 24-hour cold soak. The must was inoculated and fermentation was done in tank with regular timed pump overs. This wine was aged in 20% new French oak and the rest was aged in neutral oak.
Other Notes
The agricultural history of the Mohrs and Frys extends back to the year 1855 where Cornelius Mohr left his current job to start farming diversified row crops including tomatoes, sugar beets, and wheat in Mt. Eden. Cornelius Mohr’s grand-daughter Marian Mohr married Jeryl R. Fry Sr. They both extended the farming operation to the San Joaquin County in 1955. In 1965 the Mohr- Fry family purchased Block 417 from JJ Mettler. Today, Fifth Generation, Bruce Fry, now farms and harvests Block 417 along with several hundred other acres and 12 other varieties of grapes. In 2016 Jerry and Bruce fry won Grower of the Year from the California Association of Wine Grape Growers.