End Of The Vine

Bedrock Wine Co.

Old Vine Zinfandel 2023

Very fresh, lively, primarily redfruited aromas and flavors, some spicy notes as well, super nicely balanced, great acid, shows admirable restraint, should age nicely midterm (5-10 years?), very good “entry level” Zinfandel, long finish!! I’d read that the 2023 Zins, grown in a relatively cooler year, had a very long growing season, with excellent acidity, and I’d say this shows all of those characteristics. Morgan nailed this, it was great to finally meet his “adult” version, my wife and I first met him about 35 years ago at a ZAP event at Ravenswood hosted by his father Joel. — a month ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
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Ravenswood Winery

Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel 2014

Berries and a bit of spice on the nose. Full bodied for a zin, moderate tannins. Good complexity and finish. — 4 months ago

Ca' del Grifone

From Old Vine Zinfandel Primitivo

This wine is dark ruby in the glass and offers a beautiful nose that is full of dark fruit aromas and a good bit of oak. Tar also appears, adding a very earthy angle to the bouquet. On the palate, big, jammy blackberry, blueberry and cassis flavors are joined together by oak spice and a healthy dose of tannins. Despite the oak mentions, the wine tastes clean and fresh. The winery recommends pairing it with aged cheeses. I like it with spaghetti and meatballs. I used the wine in my sauce. — 8 months ago

Tom, Serge and 2 others liked this

Broc Cellars

Vine Starr Sonoma County Zinfandel 2023

Pretty consistent with the 22 vintage. Tart, fresh, raspberry, a little bitter and herbaceous towards the end. Slightly less abv at 12%

Follow up: By day 3, it’s not good anymore.
— 18 days ago

Joe and Karen liked this

Oak Ridge Winery

OZV Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel 2011

K ITO
9.0

good californian with smooth rich taste. matching with variety of dish and enviroment — 4 months ago

Vine Hill Ranch

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

David T
9.5

Bruce Phillips and his wife were pouring their 2021. Talked w/ him at length. Very nice couple.

The 2021 showed well young with room for improving with 10-25 years in bottle and beyond. It showed some evolution, wasn’t all primary. Elegant, very well balanced with excellent structure and finish. Drink 2033-45 properly stored.

The general Napa consensus on 2022 vintage will be a story of did you pick before or after the 6 days of extreme heat during the harvest window. One producer told me his would add 5% of 2023 to some of his 2022’s, which is allowed. He mentioned that he was going to add 15%. But, I think he just misspoke? Get ready for an amazing 2023 vintage from Napa. It was a cooler, not hot-hot, which was a near perfect growing season for long slow even ripening. Some say a vintage of a lifetime and others would only say exceptional.

The Saturday-Sunday Pavilion tasting at Pebble Beach Food & Wine is an excellent four hours to taste a lot wine, taste curated dishes from chefs from all over the country and meet the people behind the bottle. These short ribs were one of the top two or three things I tasted at the Pavilion Saturday.
— 7 months ago

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Cakebread Cellars

Vine Hill Ranch Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Very good Cabernet Sauvignon this wine has notes of cherry, vanilla, oak, and some blackberry. Great cab sauv, love cake bread. — a month ago

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Michael David Winery

7 Deadly Zins Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2021

Mon M
8.9

Full-bodied and seductive with heaps of dark berry fruit, followed by aromas of leather and oak. On the palate, the wine is round and layered, showing flavors of dark fruits, vanilla, and toffee through a lingering spice-touched finish. — 3 months ago

Jon M
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Porter Creek

Old Vine Mendocino County Carignane 2018

I agree with some of the statements below, great wine but I don’t think it’s 100% Carignane — 7 months ago

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World's End

Crossfire Beckstoffer Missouri Hopper Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Had several bottles of this wine in the past 5 years. And this one is easily the best.
Gorgeously rich and pure on the nose: black cherries, blueberry pancakes and blackberry preserve.
This all echoes on the palate and some well dosed pinches of caramel, cocoa, coffee and toast take this wine to another level. Just enough acidity to give it some fraicheur, soft and ripe tannines backing up the long and incessant finish.
Totally beautiful.
— 9 months ago

Hans, Shay and 11 others liked this
Jan A

Jan A

Had this twice something like 5 years ago, back then it was still a bit rough around the edges. Should have waited much longer reading your notes
Jeroen Koenen

Jeroen Koenen

@Jan A Maybe yes, maybe no. Could be due to substantial bottle variation as well.