Gamba Vineyards and Winery Current Releases  2007 Gamba Zinfandel Russian River Valley Bottle Price: $35. We are very excited to offer this new vintage of our wonderful family ranches cuvee, “Russian River Valley”, a blend of treasured family owned old vine grapes blended with extraordinary younger vine blocks. The family ranches included in our 2007 cuvee of Gamba Zinfandel Russian River Valley are the Gamba Estate Vineyard, Moratto, Fistolera, and Krist Vineyards. This limited second release of Gamba Zinfandel Russian River Valley is very special, as the 2007 vintage marks our first wines fermented on natural indigenous yeasts, bringing out the rich ripened Zinfandel fruit in its pure form, deep in flavor and supple in texture. The grapes were harvested at the peak of flavor, hand sorted in the vineyard, and again at crush, allowing only the best, even and consistent dark, small berry clusters for crush. Harvest yields were low, from approximately as low as ½ ton/acre. Tasting Notes: Aromas of ripe raspberry fill the bowl of the glass of this dazzling ruby colored nectar. Balanced and concentrated, the two focus points we strive to achieve in our wines, are delivered in spades with this effort. The effusive fruit profile bursts forth, framed proportionately with a fine balance of acidity, while showing layers of spiciness, mildly integrated oak components, and soft tannins. Aged exclusively in American oak, this enjoyable wine is ready to drink now, and will cellar age gracefully over the next 3-5 years from the vintage date. Awards: 90 points - Robert Parker Jr., - The Wine Advocate Issue # 187 February 2010  2007 Gamba Old Vine Zinfandel "Gamba Moratto Vineyard" Russian River Valley Bottle Price: $43. Tasting Notes: The 2007 Gamba Old Vine “Moratto Vineyard” Zinfandel is a classic, bold and intense style wine from this legendary Russian River Valley hillside vineyard. The rich dark fruit offers a dazzling aromatic profile of ripe plum, kirsch, berry and spicy aromas. The 2007 Moratto grabs your undivided attention out of the gate. Its vibrant color is brilliant in the glass, showing dark scarlet with purple hues. This sumptuous Zin is packed with mouth coating flavor and silky richness, offering blackberry preserves, black cherry and allspice, yet all the while maintaining a skilled tight rope balance. Well structured, substantial and seductive, this wine shows hints of mocha laced oak and velvety smooth tannins to round out its showcase of generous attributes. This wine is a must for the true Zin aficionado, a bold wine with a promise to age gracefully for 5-7 years in the cellar. Awards: 91 points - Robert Parker Jr., - The Wine Advocate Issue # 187 February 2010  Gold Medal Winner - Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition 2009 "Best of Class" Wine Award Honor - Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition 2009 91 Points California Grapevine -Volume 35 Number 3 June/July 2009 2007 Gamba Old Vine Zinfandel "Gamba Estate Vineyard" Russian River Valley Bottle Price: $43. Tasting Notes: The sublime 2007 vintage produced an enticing expression of Gamba Old Vine “Gamba Estate Vineyard”. This must have Zinfandel reveals an attractive, broodingly dark, yet brilliant crimson color in the glass. Compelling aromas of raspberry jam, toasted oak, and allspice engages the senses, and draws you in closer for the main event. Lavish layers of bright, complex, and concentrated fruit unleash a siege of flavors combining boysenberry cobbler, oatmeal, blueberry and pomegranate, all gracefully fanning out on the palate. Well structured, huge yet restrained, polished and satisfying, the wine offers a pleasing, refined spicy oak character on the lingering finish. This treasured Zinfandel was tended with care for 14 months, and aged in new American oak cooperage to round out the rich fruit flavors, contributing a striking balance, and complexity to this remarkably enjoyable wine. Awards: 92 points - Robert Parker Jr., - The Wine Advocate Issue # 187 February 2010  Gold Medal Winner - Orange County Fair Wine Competition - June 2009 92 Points California Grapevine - Volume 35 Number 3 June/July 2009 Gamba Vineyards and W inery 2010