<A HREF="http://www.jlohr.com" TITLE="J. Lohr Winery"><IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/jlohr/BW.gif" ALT="J. Lohr Winery" NAME="J. Lohr Winery" BORDER=0></A><BR> <H1>2006 Painter Bridge Zinfandel -- J. Lohr Winery Shopping Cart</H1> <B>$7.00</B> <P> <IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/jlohr/images/PB-Zin-label-lg.jpg" ALIGN=right ALT="2006 Painter Bridge Zinfandel" NAME="2006 Painter Bridge Zinfandel" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10> VARIETAL COMPOSITION <BR>78.5% Zinfandel, 21.5% Syrah<BR><BR>PRODUCTION OUTLINE<BR>The 2006 Painter Bridge Zinfandel comes from a mix of eight Zinfandel vineyards in Lodi, Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo blended with a particularly spicy lot of Paso Robles Syrah. Each vineyard lot of Zinfandel is fermented separately, extracting the nuances of each individual grower&#8217;s fruit with an eye toward suppleness and texture.<BR><BR>The stylistic goal of Painter Bridge Zinfandel is to emphasize the tremendous red fruit characters of the Zinfandel grape without overpowering the delicacy of the fruit with oak. The Syrah blended into the Zinfandel contributes a spice component that accentuates and broadens the resulting wine. <BR><BR>TECHNICAL DATA<BR>Vintage: 2006<BR>Origin: Lodi, Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo<BR>Total Acidity: 0.64<BR>pH: 3.85<BR>Alcohol: 13.2% alcohol by volume<BR>Residual Sugar: 0.36 g/100ml<BR>Maturation: Stainless steel tank and oak barrel for 7 months<BR><BR>WINEMAKER&#8217;S COMMENTS<BR>The 2006 Painter Bridge Zinfandel shows great color density with youthful purple-red hues. The aromas are spicy red fruits of raspberry, blackberry and plum, with white and black pepper spice. The palate delivers a plump, full, yet supple wine, with red fruit flavors and spicy Zinfandel pepperiness. Enjoy with pasta Puttanesca, pizza or grilled meats.<BR></P> <P><B>Other products in the category <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/jlohr/Category15" TITLE="PAINTER BRIDGE">PAINTER BRIDGE</A>:</B> <BR clear=left><BR><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/jlohr/Product534 TITLE="2008 Painter Bridge Chardonnay"><IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/jlohr/images/PB-Chard-label-sm.jpg" ALIGN=left ALT="2008 Painter Bridge Chardonnay" NAME="2008 Painter Bridge Chardonnay" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10></A> <A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/jlohr/Product534 TITLE="2008 Painter Bridge Chardonnay">2008 Painter Bridge Chardonnay</A> -- VARIETAL COMPOSTION 91.3% Chardonnay, 7.6% Muscat Canelli and 1.1% Gewurztraminer PRODUCTION OUTLINE Chardonnay for Painter Bridge is grown in the cool and windswept environs of the Arroyo Seco appellation of Monterey County, renowned for producing Chardonnays with powerful aromatics and remarkable texture. It is here that the canvas for Painter Bridge Chardonnay begins. The Chardonnay is . . . <BR clear=left><BR><A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/jlohr/Product535 TITLE="2008 Painter Bridge Zinfandel"><IMG SRC="https://store.nexternal.com/jlohr/images/PB-Zin-label-sm.jpg" ALIGN=left ALT="2008 Painter Bridge Zinfandel" NAME="2008 Painter Bridge Zinfandel" BORDER=0 HSPACE=10></A> <A HREF=http://www.nexternal.com/jlohr/Product535 TITLE="2008 Painter Bridge Zinfandel">2008 Painter Bridge Zinfandel</A> -- VARIETAL COMPOSITION 88% Zinfandel, 7% Petite Sirah, 4% Syrah and 1.0% Grenache PRODUCTION OUTLINE The 2008 Painter Bridge Zinfandel comes from four Paso Robles Zinfandel blocks and is blended with a wonderfully soft and dark Paso Robles Petite Sirah for body and breadth. A bit of Syrah was blended for spice, and a smattering of potent fruit came from Grenache Noir. Each lot of Zinfandel was . . . </P> <BR clear=left><BR><P><A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com/jlohr" TITLE="J. Lohr Winery Products">J. Lohr Winery Products</A></P> <BR clear=left><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR><A HREF="http://www.jlohr.com">J. Lohr Winery</A> <BR>J. Lohr Winery Online Store powered by Nexternal <A HREF="http://www.nexternal.com" TITLE="ecommerce solutions">ecommerce solutions</A>