Robert Biale
Black Chicken Zinfandel
2021
Napa Valley
California
Say It
ROB-ert Bee-YAL-e Black CHICK-en Zin-fan-DEL
Varietal
Zinfandel
Palate Character
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COLOR
Red/Violet Tinge
BODY
TANNIN
ACIDITY
SWEET
ALCOH.
14.8%
GRAPE(S)
Zinfandel
Why this wine made the cut…
Uniquely Californian, this is a high octane fruit and chocolate bomb.

GRAPE VARIETAL(S)
Country / State
California
Region
Napa Valley
Producer
Robert Biale
Winemaker(s)
David Natali
Vintage
2021


Robert Biale
Napa, California
The Biale family, immigrants from Northern Italy, began planting zinfandel in Napa Valley in the 1930s. In the 1940s Aldo Biale began to sell their homemade zinfandel to insider locals, but, being illegal, it was referred to by its underground name: “Black Chickens”!




Bob Biale and Dave Pramuk run the estate which utilizes sustainable vineyard practices that include dry-farming and hand-harvesting. It is recognized for sustainable practices in the winery, too.
The wines of Biale are intense, rich, fruit-driven wines with a rich history in California.