這款索諾瑪郡「老藤」金粉黛所使用的葡萄，來自索諾瑪谷、俄羅斯河谷、Dry Creek Valley 與 Alexander Valley 的多處葡萄園。這些歷史悠久的葡萄藤栽種於聖喬治（St. George）砧木上，已有50年至超過100年的樹齡，並採用「頭剪」（head-pruned）與「乾式農法」（dry-farming），產量雖低，但果實風味與香氣極為濃縮且強烈。葡萄在溫和去梗與輾碎後，先進行為期三天的低溫浸漬，以萃取最佳色澤與風味。接著使用多種酵母菌株進行接種，以增加風味複雜度，並分批發酵，搭配抽液循環（pump overs）與酒液交替放流（delestage）技術，以柔化單寧。之後在法國橡木桶中進行乳酸發酵。此酒在橡木桶中熟成長達16個月，隨後進行最後調配與裝瓶。

The grapes in our Sonoma County “Old Vines” Zinfandel come from vineyards in Sonoma Valley, Russian River Valley, Dry Creek Valley, and Alexander Valley. Planted 50 to more than 100 years ago, many of these historic vines are planted on St. George rootstock, are head-pruned & dry-farmed, producing low yields of fruit with highly concentrated, intense flavors and aromas. The grapes are gently de-stemmed and crushed before cold-soaking for 3 days to extract optimal color and flavor. The fruit is then inoculated with many different yeast strains to build complexity, then fermented in separate lots using a combination of pump overs and delestage to soften tannins. Secondary malolactic fermentation occurs in French oak barrels. The wine ages in barrels for 16 months before final blending and bottling.