Peachy Canyon Winery Nancy's View Zinfandel 2020

Viticulture

2020 Nancy’s View was blended to be bold and grippy. The base of this wine was subsequent picks of our “mixed blacks” Windmill Block. Upon receipt of the fruit from the first pass of the Windmill block, we filled both our 3 ton concrete fermenter, and a bin.

Vinification

After alcoholic fermentation was complete, we aged a portion of the initial free run drain from the fermentation in a concrete pyramid, while the remainder of the wine was aged in French and Hungarian oak barrels. The second pass of the Windmill Block was fermented natively in bins. A single barrel of Zinfandel from the Pipeline Block, a smattering of Clevenger-clone Zinfandel from the Cottage Block, and the now three portions of Windmill Zinfandel were aged separately in once and twice used French oak barrels and puncheons. In June of 2021 these elements were assembled to create the bold, textural wine that we returned to about 35% new French oak for 8 months of additional ageing prior to being bottled in March 2022.

Tasting notes

Named for our winemaker’s mother, this vintage of Nancy’s View has a bright garnet hue. Brimming with scents of dark fruit and toasty oak, it is lush with jammy flavors of blueberries, cocoa, and grilled pineapple.

Winery Description

Zinfandel Specialists of Paso Robles

Peachy Canyon Winery is a family-owned and operated winery in Paso Robles, in California’s Central Coast.  Founded by Doug and Nancy Beckett in 1988, and considered one of Paso Robles’ earliest 10 wineries, Peachy Canyon has long been praised as a producer of award-winning California wines that epitomize respect for terroir and dedicated winemaking.  Peachy Canyon was instrumental in establishing Paso Robles’ reputation as a key California wine region with its exemplary Zinfandels.

Today, Peachy Canyon Winery is managed by 2nd-generation owners, Josh and Jake Beckett, who spent their childhood in the vineyard and winery alongside their parents, Doug and Nancy.  During their decades long career path in the industry, the brothers recognized an opportunity for more unorthodox brands in the market.  In 2004, they took a leave from Peachy Canyon to create their own brand, Chronic Cellars.  Through shrewd marketing and remarkable quality wines, they built Chronic Cellars to 17,000 cases before selling to Winery Exchange in 2014 and subsequently completing the five-year buyout agreement in early 2019.  Promptly thereafter, Josh and Jake returned to Peachy Canyon Winery to relieve their parents of the daily operations and responsibilities of the family business.

Although Peachy Canyon has historically been known as a Zinfandel house, a full 40% of what is planted today is Rhone and Bordeaux variety based.  Josh and Jake recently acquired some new vineyards. The family now cultivates 102 acres planted on Paso’s westside, all within the 3 most coveted sub AVA’s:  Willow Creek, Adelaida and the Templeton Gap.  Future plantings will include Zinfandel, Rhone and Bordeaux varieties as the brothers are interested in continuing to develop their production of Estate wines and blends.  Beginning with the 2019 vintage, Peachy Canyon will use fruit exclusively from its 102 acres of family-owned, estate vineyards in Paso Robles.