Storybook Mountain Vineyards, Napa Estate "Mayacamas Range" Zinfandel, California, 2021

Overview of the Wine
Storybook Mountain Vineyard is located at the top of Napa Valley, on an eastern slope of the Mayacamas Mountain Range whose ridges separate Napa from Sonoma counties. The land and the weather come together in unique ways in our vineyard, enabling us to craft award-winning wines from our organically farmed estate grapes.

Storybook Mountain Vineyards, originally known as Grimm Vineyards and Wine Vaults, was founded in 1883 by Adam Grimm. Grimm purchased 400 acres of high-elevation land four miles north of Calistoga and planted extensive vineyards on the site. In 1889, he was joined by his brother Jacob – yes, “brothers Grimm”! – who helped Adam direct the Chinese laborers who dug three large caves for wine aging into the property’s mineral-rich volcanic rock.

During the 42 years since the Seps family purchased the estate, Storybook Mountain has earned distinction after distinction. In 1994, The United States Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, poured Storybook Mountain Zinfandel to honor that year’s Nobel laureates. The wines have been served in the White House by three Presidents. In 2005, famed critic Robert Parker characterized Storybook as “representing the pinnacle of wine quality in California” and one of the six best Zinfandels in the world.

Today, Jerry and Sigrid, along with their daughter and son-in-law, Colleen and Rick Williams, continue building an impressive legacy of world-class, artisan wines.

Winemakers
Jerry and Sigrid Seps

Grape / Blend
Zinfandel

Origin
Napa Valley, California

Winemaker's Tasting Notes 
During the 42 years since the Seps family purchased the estate, Storybook Mountain has earned distinction after distinction. In 1994, The United States Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, poured Storybook Mountain Zinfandel to honor that year’s Nobel laureates. The wines have been served in the White House by three Presidents. In 2005, famed critic Robert Parker characterized Storybook as “representing the pinnacle of wine quality in California” and one of the six best Zinfandels in the world.

Today, Jerry and Sigrid, along with their daughter and son-in-law, Colleen and Rick Williams, continue building an impressive legacy of world-class, artisan wines.

92 Points - James Suckling
This is a classic California zinfandel with a warm, ripe-fruit character and intriguing nuances of wild sage, blackberries and sun-baked earth. Moderate tannins and supportive acidity keep it fresh and linear, and bode well for further aging. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

Product size: 750ml