Red
Old Vine Zinfandel
Santa Clara Valley · Central Coast · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Zinfandel
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Santa Clara Valley · Central Coast
- Appellation
- Santa Clara Valley
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
grilled meat · barbecue · aged cheeses · stews · roast meats
Rated vintages
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201291 pts
A brawny, hearty and inviting nose of macerated bramble and lush cherry are enhanced by sarsaparilla, leather and turned loam on this bottling from a vineyard planted in 1922. Nutmeg and kola-nut spice enliven the brightly acidic cherry, plum and strawberry fruit. Lilacs and gra…
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201187 pts
Lavender and lilac are just part of the floral bouquet that emerges from this wine, which also shows a blackberry vinaigrette element on the nose. Once sipped, it's like sucking on a purple-flower candy, with more lavender as well as plum and a pencil-lead edge that cuts through…
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201088 pts
The grape's brooding character is intensified in this old-vine bottling, with deep, brandy-like aromas of kirsch, cocoa syrup and spearmint. Tannins frame the heavy-duty palate profile, with extracted cherry, cola and vanilla flavorings decorating a firm, balancing structure.