Ancient Vine Zinfandels
Three historic vineyards make three completely different Elyse Zinfandels.
Korte
Location
Korte Ranch is located in Northern St. Helena at the narrowest part of Napa Valley.
Korte
Dirt
Korte Ranch is located at valley floor in a mixture of rocky loams. Our blocks are completely dry-farmed.
Korte
Ancient Vine Zinfandel
Korte Ranch is a pre-prohibition vineyard. All of our Zinfandel is over 70 years old.
Korte
Climate
Korte Ranch is heated by two mountain ranges all day and chilled all night by strong breezes.
Morisoli
Location
Planted first in 1880, Morisoli Vineyard located is at the dead center of the Rutherford Bench's alluvial fan.
Morisoli
Dirt
This famously "dusty" dirt is a harmonic convergance of ancient ocean floor, volcanic activity, and bedrock upthrust from seismic activity.
Morisoli
Ancient Vine Zinfandel
Morisoli's Old Vine Zinfandel, planted in 1902-1908, is still in production today.
Morisoli
Climate
Morisoli's warm weather combined with gentle afternoon breezes fosters a long growing season, which creates some of Napa's most complex Zinfandels.
Dry Creek
Location
Carreras Vineyard is one of the oldest vineyards in Dry Creek Valley.
Dry Creek
Dirt
Carreras soil is a mixture of Arbuckle, Haire, Manzanita, and Suther gravelly loam.
Dry Creek
Ancient Vine Zinfandel
Zinfandel vines on Carreras Vineyard are some of the oldest existing vines in Dry Creek.
Dry Creek
Climate
Long, warm valley days allow the fruit to fully ripen, while coastal cooling in the evening slows development to foster acidity and balance.
