Carol Shelton Wines

Monga Zin Lopez Vineyard Old Vine Zinfandel

8.9103 ratings
8.711 pro ratings
Cucamonga Valley, South 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
Top Notes For
John Vesey

View:Burgundy Nose: berry,woody, Flavors blackberry,blueberry leather, oak, heat on back palate long fimish

View:Burgundy Nose: berry,woody, Flavors blackberry,blueberry leather, oak, heat on back palate long fimish

May 12th, 2014
Gordon Walker

Completely dry farmed super old super stressed grapes, interesting with some age on it. Lost some fruit but gained color and tannic strength compared to 2010

Completely dry farmed super old super stressed grapes, interesting with some age on it. Lost some fruit but gained color and tannic strength compared to 2010

Mar 13th, 2014
Matthew Roesch

Flawed; VA. Smelled like nail polish remover.

Flawed; VA. Smelled like nail polish remover.

Dec 5th, 2013
DAL 9000

Big aroma. Jammy jammy upfront. Raspberries and dark blackberries. Then a strawberry finish. Mild lingering dryness

Big aroma. Jammy jammy upfront. Raspberries and dark blackberries. Then a strawberry finish. Mild lingering dryness

Feb 15th, 2020
Pinotman /// Andreas

Vines from the 1918! Close to LA. Sweet but fun plenty of acid too but I kind of like it which is out of character for me for sure. California history in a bottle bonus points for that. Cherry 🍒 pie and a squeeze of lemon 🍋 on the back end. Who knows how much longer these vines will be around. Essentially a ‘dessert and desert’ wine.

Vines from the 1918! Close to LA. Sweet but fun plenty of acid too but I kind of like it which is out of character for me for sure. California history in a bottle bonus points for that. Cherry 🍒 pie and a squeeze of lemon 🍋 on the back end. Who knows how much longer these vines will be around. Essentially a ‘dessert and desert’ wine.

Dec 18th, 2019
Scot Walker

Plums & blackberries, balanced, needs some age or some air. Very nice after decanting in 2019. Having at a wine bar, but would pair well with food.

Plums & blackberries, balanced, needs some age or some air. Very nice after decanting in 2019. Having at a wine bar, but would pair well with food.

Feb 1st, 2019
michael pandolfo

Big fruit forward. Black cherry, prunes soy and hoising sauce. Slight black pepper, short finish no tannins to speak of. This might weird but the finish I get sliced cling peaches!!!

Big fruit forward. Black cherry, prunes soy and hoising sauce. Slight black pepper, short finish no tannins to speak of. This might weird but the finish I get sliced cling peaches!!!

Aug 28th, 2018
Jess Ica Orona

Purple and black fruit. Plum, blueberry, black cherry. Some peppercorn and other warm spices. Getting some tobacco too.

Purple and black fruit. Plum, blueberry, black cherry. Some peppercorn and other warm spices. Getting some tobacco too.

Jun 25th, 2018
Eduardo Ruiz

Smooth

Smooth

Mar 16th, 2017
DAL 9000

at Arrow Wine Big Red tasting - very soft and delicate upfront. No real pepper finish.

at Arrow Wine Big Red tasting - very soft and delicate upfront. No real pepper finish.

Feb 26th, 2017