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Alfaro Family

Gimelli Vineyards Old Vine Zinfandel

8.917 ratings
8.82 pro ratings
Cienega Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
Zinfandel
Lamb, Chicken, Turkey, White Rice, Pasta, Potato, Herbs, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Tomato-Based, Duck, Exotic Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pork, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Beef, Onion, Shallot, Garlic

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Alfaro FamilyCienega Valley, Central CoastZinfandel
Top Notes For
Ron Brumley

Great pepper spicy Zinfandel. 2016 Cranberry and pomegranite, blackberry. Great!

Great pepper spicy Zinfandel. 2016 Cranberry and pomegranite, blackberry. Great!

Jul 26th, 2018
Brad Taylor
8.8

Great upfront, but a tart finish. Not a big Zin. Don’t try to have high expectations for a big Zin like more notables regions that produce fine Zinfandels. Cherry notes.

Great upfront, but a tart finish. Not a big Zin. Don’t try to have high expectations for a big Zin like more notables regions that produce fine Zinfandels. Cherry notes.

Nov 6th, 2022
Matt Ryan

Hospitality Director Big Basin Vineyards

Fun wine with funny label placement. Classic CA Zin, spicy red fruits, little boozy, good acid, highly drinkable & 15 bucks.

Fun wine with funny label placement. Classic CA Zin, spicy red fruits, little boozy, good acid, highly drinkable & 15 bucks.

Apr 3rd, 2014
Marissa Stockton
9.5

Nice and fruit full young

Nice and fruit full young

Nov 27th, 2016
Richard Winters
8.8

Heavy vanilla. Black licorice. Pomegranate. Moderate acidity. Medium-low tannin. Medium-low viscosity.

Heavy vanilla. Black licorice. Pomegranate. Moderate acidity. Medium-low tannin. Medium-low viscosity.

Dec 6th, 2015
Rob Nolan
9.1

Fantastic

Fantastic

Nov 24th, 2015
Ed Nolan
8.6

Clean.

Clean.

Nov 24th, 2015
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

8.9

John had this 8 years ago

John had this 8 years ago

Feb 14th, 2016
Stephen Carney
8.7

Stephen had this 9 years ago

Stephen had this 9 years ago

Jul 28th, 2015
Aloke Mukherjee
9.2

Aloke had this 8 years ago

Aloke had this 8 years ago

Dec 28th, 2015