The wines have bright, ripe flavors, and are very spicy, with fresh acidity and smooth fine tannins in the finish.

Fermentations take place in redwood tanks, punch down are done by hand and extended macerations are employed. In other words, this is old school winemaking at it's best.

Once & Future is the return of one of California's great winemaking mavericks, Joel Peterson. Joel started Ravenswood in 1976 and focus on making Zinfandel from old vine parcels throught Sonoma and Contra Costa Counties, and was the first winemaker to vineyard designate Zinfandel in California Once & Future is a continuation of Joel's early work at Ravenswood as he's returned to many of the original vineyards he used, Oakley, Sangiacomo, and Teldeschi, while also incorporating the famed Bedrock vineyard owned with his son Morgan Twain-Peterson and Palisades vineyard in Calistoga. Both in the vineyard and in life, Joel have definitely learned a thing or two about vintage variation and he is enormously proud of the wines he made at Ravenswood, however, after nearly 45 years in the wine business, it was time to return to his roots!

Varietal: Mourvedre/Mataro

Region: Contra Costa County, Sonoma, California