2010 Reserve Zinfandel
Tasting notes
This special vintage is a wonderful balance of blackberry spice and oak. Gracefully aged 24 months in French Oak.
If you ask winemaker John Haw, the Gunkel Zin is a fickle beast. Some years light in body and texture, other years big and rich; it all depends on the vintage. 2010 gave us lower yields, but more intense fruit. This wine exhibits a nice balance of fruit, spice and oak.
| Vintage | 2010 |
| Varietal | Zinfandel |
| Appellation | Columbia Gorge |
| Vineyard | Gunkel - Wishram, WA |
| Sugar | 25 |
| Acid | .78 |
| PH | 3.7 |
| Residual Sugar | 0 |
| Alcohol | 14.50% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
Seattle Wine Awards
Double Gold
Northwest Wine Summit
Silver Medal
The Gunkel Vineyard, located in Wishram, WA and referred to as Boulder's End, by Ron and Dan Gunkel. Ron and Dan Gunkel are brothers and 3rd generation farmers. The vineyard was planted over 12 years ago on an alluvial plane; Gravel soil mixed with big boulders that fell from the rock delta above.
John Haw’s experience started with Warner Vineyards and Leelanau Cellars in Michigan back in 1972. As his career blossomed he ventured to Oregon where his family was from, landing him at Shafer Vineyars in Forest Grove for his first introduction to Oregon wines. He continued on to Sokol Blosser for 11 years, which led him to Pedroncelli in Dry Creek California and finally he found his way to the Columbia Gorge, first working for Maryhill and then finding his home with Jacob Williams. He believes the Columbia Gorge has the BEST wine growing region in the nation.
John carefully hand-selects each vineyard and allows the vineyards to dictate what the style will be. Aging his wines for up to 36 months, John’s experience and dedication continues to produce premium award-winning wines year after year.
