Peachy Canyon Winery Westside 2020

Medium garnet in hue, this Zinfandel is a blend of 23 different Zinfandel clones. The nose exudes aromas of raspberry and blackberry brambles, rosehips, and cardamom. The palate has flavors of rich dark cherries, cassis and pomegranates, and has a long, balanced finish.

Enjoy it with brisket, roast chicken and tomato based pastas.

Westside Zinfandel is an estate-grown wine. Much of the fruit that made its way into the final blend for the 2020 Westside came from the Old Schoolhouse Vineyard in the Templeton Gap District. The dark and brooding blackberry and black currant of our Schoolhouse Zinfandel was paired nicely with some remnants from our warm, cherry-red tinged Zinfandel from Mustang Springs Ranch, in the Adelaida District, to round out the blend.

Most of the individual lots that came to be 2020 Westside were gently destemmed and fermented in tanks and small lots prior to being pressed. The resulting free-run wines were aged separately in roughly 30% new American, French and Hungarian oak barrels and puncheons. We assembled the final blend in early December of 2021. The wine was returned to tank for filtration and bottling in early May of 2022.

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.