Cortina, the dominant soil type of our vineyard, is a gravelly loam that contributes to Dry Creek Valley’s reputation as one of the finest places in the world to grow Zinfandel.
Seghesio Cortina Zinfandel - California, USA
| Since the early 1900s, our fathers
purchased fruit from growers in Dry Creek Valley and recognized the
area’s great potential for Zinfandel. In 1957, our family purchased 56
acres in the heart of the valley in our quest to locate and share
uncommon ground. Here, late afternoon coastal cooling follows long
hours of sunshine enabling the fruit to mature slowly during the summer
months. Cortina, the dominant soil type of our vineyard, is a gravelly loam that contributes to Dry Creek Valley’s reputation as one of the finest places in the world to grow Zinfandel. |
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| This wine is produced from some of the
valley's oldest wines at the Cortina vineyard. Dry Creek's
elevated sites are composed of well drained gravelly loam soils
deposited over a thousand years ago. One of these soils is called
Cortina. |
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| These ancient soil types, along with the valley's divergent temperatures, ripen the fruit slowly, producing concentrated flavours. After selective hand harvesting, the fruit is fermented in small lot punch down fermenters and then barrel aged in American and French oak. |
