Bogle Vineyards Old Vine Zinfandel

Bogle Vineyards

2008 California Old Vine Zinfandel

14.5% Alcohol

 

Back Label:
   "California is blessed with many historic Zinfandel vineyards.  These grapes were first planted by European immigrants in the early 1900's and are still producing today.
    The old head-trained vines are unique because they produce a smaller crop of fruit that is unusually rich and concentrated.  In selecting grapes from these old vines, we have handcrafted a wine that displays intense blackberry, black cherry, and raspberry flavors, wrapped in a smooth blanket of vanilla and oak.
    We at Bogle salute these old vineyards and those pioneers who brought their dreams and visions to California."

The wine is a pretty color--dark cherry red.  The first notes I pick up in the nose are spicy oak, leather, earthy aromas.  There is a touch of berry, blackberry just as the label noted in the nose, but mostly the earthy aromas take over.  In the mouth the fruitiness of the Zinfandel is picked up.  Most definitely cherry, a berries on the tongue with a spicy finish and a touch of vanilla.  The wine is a medium to full bodies red with a heavier mouth-feel.

I think this wine would taste great with a hearty, meaty pasta dish or a leaner meat.  I don't think it can hold up to a fatty steak because there isn't very astringency.  This wine would be great for someone who likes reds, but doesn't like super dry reds.  It isn't my favorite red Zinfandel, but I won't be pouring any of it down the drain.  For $14.99 a bottle is pretty decent.  I'm slightly shocked that the alcohol percentage is a high 14.5% because it definitely doesn't taste like its that high (whether that's good or  bad I'll let you be the judge.)