Ravenswood, Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi, California 2018

90
Tasted by: Natalie Earl
(at London, SE26, 23 Nov 2021)
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2026
Initially quite shy on the nose, blueberry and blackberry aromas start to emerge, encased in a velvety, smoky veneer. Flowing with cinnamon-dusted plums, violets, toast and sweet, vanilla-laced fruit, this is a powerful wine, large and imposing. Mouthfilling and viscous, but still managing to stay dry and long, the finish is speckled with dried blackberries, bitter nut skin and a bloody tang. From pre-Prohibition, dry-farmed, low-yielding vines.
Ravenswood, Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi, California 2018
Producer
Ravenswood
Brand
Old Vine Zinfandel
Vintage
2018
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
USA
Region
California
Appellation
Lodi
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
14.50%
Body
Full
Grapes
3% Petite Sirah
95% Zinfandel
1% Alicante Bouschet / Garnacha Tintorera