Vintage notes: Bottled in May 2007, this wine delivers the essence of Zin in all aspects. Constant summer temperatures allowed for uniform ripening of the grapes and a wine that shows the full fruit flavors of Zinfandel. This vintage keeps getting better.
2006
Vintage notes: Bottled in June 2008, the ideal 2006 winter rainfall followed by a dry but not excessively hot summer produced concentrated dry-farmed grapes with excellent brix (sugars) at harvest. Full fruit characterizes this Zin, but it is very mellow in the mouth.
2007
Vintage notes: Bottled in June 2009. Full bodied, concentrated fruit of berries and cherries, with a touch of chocolate characteristic of a traditional dry-farmed Zin. The extremely dry year (only 4 inches of rain) and late frost caused a big drop in yields, but produced grapes that were smaller and more concentrated, giving flavors that will coat your mouth. The nine year old vines that produced this Zin show the characteristics of old vines. Drinks very nicely now, and you will also want to lay some down.
Kept in American Oak barrels for over 20 months
2006
Vintage notes: Bottled in May 2008, the ideal winter rainfall of 2006 and even ripening of the grapes brings out the smoky richness of plum and spice of a dry-farmed Shiraz. Enjoy this wine as it continues to deepen with more time in the bottle.
2007
Vintage notes: Bottled in June 2009. The dry year, with very low rainfall and a late spring frost gave us low yields, but high quality grapes. Small fruit gave a rich skin to juice ratio, leading to very concentrated flavors of plum and spice. Classic Shiraz smokey overtones fill the nose. This wine will get even better for several years to come.
2008
Vintage notes: This delicious blend of Zinfandel, mourvedre and mission grapes combines into a dry rose in the European tradition. The delicate apricot taste is ready for your drinking pleasure. Enjoy well chilled!
Benito Dusi grew up on the ranch that he farms today just south of Paso Robles, California. He carefully tends Zinfandel vines grown in the traditional dry-farmed, head pruned style that he learned from his father. We met Ben when we began planting our vineyard in 1997. He soon became our mentor, teaching us these traditional techniques to bring out the flavor of our own grapes at Condor’s Hope. We are very, pleased to be one of the few small producers of wine from Benito Dusi’s old vine Zinfandel.
Kept in American Oak barrels for over 20 months
2004
Vintage notes: Bottled in May 2006. This classic dry-farmed, old vine Zinfandel had met all of our expectations. Rich, deep, and full of the Zin fruit, this wine is reaching its prime for enjoyment.
2006
Vintage notes: Bottled in May 2008. A perfect rainfall year produced higher yields of uniform grapes with excellent balance of old vine fruit. Enjoy now and put some of this full berry and spice wine in your cellar for your future enjoyment.
2007
Vintage notes: Bottled in June 2009. We continued the tradition of receiving grapes from our mentor’s 80 year old vines. This drought year will live up to all of our expectations of a fruity, jammy “Big Zin.”
Condor’s Hope produces big red zinfandel and shiraz wines. The unique growing conditions and production techniques deliver the full intensity and flavor classically expected for these varietals. We also produce a delightful rosé. Under the guidance of winemaker JP Pawloski, these wines reach their full potential.
Condor’s Hope produces big red zinfandel and shiraz wines. The unique growing conditions and production techniques deliver the full intensity and flavor classically expected for these varietals. We also produce a delightful rosé. Under the guidance of winemaker JP Pawloski, these wines reach their full potential.
