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Angry Bunch Zinfandel 2016
Lodi, Central Valley, California, United StatesThe Lodi AVA is in San Joaquin County due east, and a little north of San Francisco in the northern part of California’s Central Valley. It’s the capital of old vines that have a foothold among the 103,000 acres currently planted to wine grapes. Warm days and cool nights yield very intense fruit, revealing itself immediately on the nose of this zinfandel that comes from sustainably farmed ranches surrounding the Mokelumne River, home to some of Lodi’s oldest, angriest (gnarly) vines. The blend is 87/10/3 zinfandel, petite sirah and syrah and it's aged 15 months in a 90/10 mix of French and American oak. The syrah and petite sirah come from upper bench Dry Creek Valley vineyards. The attack is ripe and spicy with black and red fruit flavours before you feel a bit of acidity pushing back in the finish. Barbecue anyone?Tasted: 25 January 2019Tasted by: Anthony GismondiPrices:| BC | $27.99 | 750ml | private wine stores |
Grape: ZinfandelCSPC: 175367UPC: 086785223346
