Sixteen 600, Zinfandel 2019

We produce small batch, single vineyard wines, exclusively from certified organic vineyards that are farmed by Phil and his vineyard management company: Enterprise Vineyards. We produce wines that we love to drink and collect; Grenache, Rhône varietals, field blends, as well as Cabernet and Zinfandel to honor our Sonoma heritage.

At Winery Sixteen 600 we embrace these opportunities—to tell the story of a family, the vineyards we farm, the men and women who farm them, and the groundbreaking farmer who advanced an entire industry by reconnecting it to its soil.

Over forty years ago, Phil Coturri merged the ethos of his “back-to-the-land” hippie community with his life in wine growing, when he converted Dos Limones Vineyard to organic viticulture. He quickly discovered that, beyond the health and environmental benefits, organic farming and enlivened soils allowed a true sense of place to emerge in the wines. Winery Sixteen 600 is inspired by the opportunity to connect Phil Coturri’s legacy in this industry with his vision of wine from the vineyard to the wineglass.

Above all, Sixteen 600 embraces the essential opportunity wine provides: the opportunity to have fun, make friends, build community, and celebrate the moment.

Classic, old school, Sonoma zinfandel—forward fruit balanced by acidity and structure. In the glass a vibrant ruby color leads to aromas of black cherry, white pepper, and baking spices. The rounded tannins evolve as the wine opens balanced by notable acidity. Well defined notes of brambly red fruit make up this succulent wine along with peppery spice notes. The overall flavor profile is very linear and has a subtle but lasting finish

Artist Stanley Mouse has had a career arc that resembles Forrest Gump’s, showing up in all the right places at all the right times. He started as a teenager in Detroit in the 1950s, airbrushing monster cars and pin-striping hotrods. Stanley Mouse arrived in San Francisco just as the Haight Ashbury scene was starting and created some of the Summer of Love’s most iconic images and collectible posters. He hung out with Eric Clapton and John Lennon in London in the ‘70s and moved to Sonoma County in the 80’s, where he added oil paint landscapes and portraiture to his repertoire.

Stanley is a longtime family friend, so when we asked him if he had any ideas for our wine label he quickly fired back with his painting “Left Bank.” This painting now hangs proudly in the parlor of the Tasting House.