Roark - 'Old Oak Vineyard' - Zinfandel - Paso Robles, CA - 2021

We lucked out on being able to source this fruit from a special vineyard, Old Oak Vineyard, up in Paso Robles. The block the zinfandel comes from has a few alicante bouschet vines mixed in amongst the rows, adding some complexity to an already interesting wine. The vineyard has been farmed organically and has been dry farmed since planting, adding more interesting layers to the mix.
This zinfandel is not your typical California style, rich and big and in your face zinfandel. We aimed for freshness and vibrancy, pressing the lot off after only 5 days on the skins. It’s bright and lively and good chilled or unchilled, the choice is yours.

Making wine is the last step in the growing of grapes, the preservation of the crop, the enological encapsulation of the vintage. Sometimes inspired by the classics and other times the avant garde we strive to make elegantly energetic wines that reflect the vintage, variety, and vineyard.
Growing grapes and making wine is quite the process and we are guided by the following question; is it necessary? Each additional step in the process takes you one step further away from the grapes, further away from the vines, further away from the simplest expression.
Who?
*Ryan, Jenn, and Ellis Roark *
In 2009 two monumental things occurred, Ryan made his first batch of Roark Wine Co. wine and he met Jenn. In 2016 they had Ellis and if he wants he can be a winemaker.