For the next two days you can get this ridiculously tasty, 91-93 point, Bulk Buy rated Zin that spends 29 months in oak barrels for just $14 a bottle. The Peterson Tollini Old School Zin Insider Deal ends Thursday 8/4 at noon.
Best-seller, reader favorite and Insider Deal All-Star Peterson Winery is back! And they've brought with them another excellent wine from QPR Central, aka the Tollini Vineyard in the Redwood Valley of Mendocino.
Our previous Peterson Tollini offers on the Barbera and Zero Manipulation Red have been some of the most popular on the site. (In fact, the Zero Manipulation red is currently part of our All-Star Intro Pack.)
Today Peterson returns with their Old School Zin which contains 85% Zinfandel, 9% Carignane and 6% Petite Sirah. The wine spends 29 months in barrel comprised of 10% new American oak and 90% 4- to 10-year-old neutral barrels. Just 615 cases were produced. Unfined and unfiltered, the wine is produced using the winery's "Zero Manipulation" philosophy:
Zero Manipulation is a combination of intention as well as practice. Each year is slightly different, and our goal is to express that variation (while still making a wine that tastes good), and not having a preconceived notion of the wine being exactly the same each year. We don't add enzymes, tannins, acid, etc., and don't fine or filter these wines (or treat with velcorin, or lysozyme, or gum arabic, or or or...). SO2 is used after fermentation and at bottling though with switching to screw caps and lower oxygen pickup, we can get away with less.
The less you do in the course of a wine’s tenure in the cellar, the more of the grape’s, vineyard’s, and vintage’s essence you’ll have to bottle. Every time you do something to a wine, you take out a little of what you started with.
And like all the Tollini Vineyard wines, this wine has an very reasonable SRP of $21 a bottle. Of course, you won't pay anywhere near that price through today's Insider Deal...
Until Thursday 8/4 at noon you can get 6 bottles of the 2017 Peterson Tollini Old School Zin for $83.99, or just $14 a bottle.
Our extremely affordable 2-day summer shipping minimizes the transit time for a flat $9.99 per order no matter how many 6-packs you buy. (Orders will still ship 5-10 days after the conclusion of the offer.) Read on for our full review.
This 6-pack deal is available to ship to the following states: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV and WY. (These states are dependent on the individual licenses of the offering winery. Future deals may have more or less states available.)
This limited time, winery direct offer ends Thursday 8/4/2022 at noon (PT) unless it sells out sooner.
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From the winery:
Old School is sometimes described as our “Easy Drinking, No Thinking” Zin, but don’t let that make you think it’s any less serious of a wine than our other bottlings.
After nearly ten years putting together a value priced Zin blend from various Sonoma County grapes, our friend and grower in Mendocino, Alvin Tollini, let us know he had a mature Zinfandel vineyard coming available, and would we be interested in the fruit. We took the opportunity to create a new wine in our line of Tollini Vineyard designated offerings that would showcase what a juicy Zin from the hills of Mendocino’s Redwood Valley could create.
Old School has a style that is full of flavor and character, but not over the top. We want a wine that is refreshing and “highly drinkable” and satisfying. The type of Zin you can either open on a weeknight or take to a party without hesitation. One you can think about and savor…but you really don’t have to.
By blending in percentages of Carignane and Petite Sirah from the same grower, we complement the fruit and jam of the Zin with structure, balance, and spice, without overwhelming the singular terroir of this special place.
Tasting Notes: This inviting Zinfandel offers spicy black raspberry aromatics wrapped with black pepper goodness. The smooth mouthfeel is staccatoed by white and black pepper creating a spicy texture that weaves through the rich flavors. A bright blackberry, cherry and black raspberry essence fills the palate. Hints of creamy coffee and dark chocolate appear in the lingering fruit filled finish.
This easy-sipping, playful Zin is the perfect quaffer to grab when you need an easy pairing for your favorite pizza, pasta, or barbequed ribs.
Produced and Bottled by Peterson Winery
16.4% Alcohol
The 2017 Peterson Tollini Old School Zin opens with plenty of brambly and almost raisin-y fruit aromas. Black pepper, spice, licorice and vanilla round things out on the very aromatic and attractive nose.
Hello! Wow, this is a unique and flavorful Zin that wakes your taste buds right up. It features tons of blueberry and cherry, lots of cola notes, loads of licorice plus some black pepper and touches of spice and vanilla wrapped up in a smooth mouthfeel.
We found it to be at its best after a few hours of air and it was just as good on day 2. I will also say that this is not for the light of heart as it's almost a bit Port-like with the 16.4% alcohol, which does show a bit when tasting.
It ends dry, quite long and lasting with all the same flavors from the palate lingering. This is crying out to be paired with BBQ ribs!
2017 PETERSON TOLLINI OLD SCHOOL ZIN
BULK BUY
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Get the 2017 Peterson Tollini Old School Zin while you can! This deal ends Thursday 8/4 at noon Pacific.
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