Scott Harvey Old Vine Zinfandel

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Should briary varietals be forgot,
and never brought to mind?
Should briary varietals be forgot,
and Old Zin Vine?

For Old Zin Vine, my dear,
for Old Zin Vine,
we’ll take a glass of earthiness yet,
for Old Zin Vine.

And surely yours will have notes of rose
and surely so will mine!
And we’ll take a glass of spiciness yet,
for Old Zin Vine.

We two have tasted bright red fruits,
white pepper in this wine.
But we also taste pomegranate,
in Old Zin Vine.

We two agree it’s refreshing,
a Zinfandel so fine.
And lingers long from start till end,
this Old Zin Vine.

And here’s another glass my friend!
And the one right here, that’s mine!
And we’ll drink to Old World hue and style,
for Old Zin Vine.

Total MSRP:   $ 190.60

• Appellation: Amador County
• Blend: 83% Zinfandel, 17% Barbera
• Alcohol: 14.5%
• pH: 3.58
• RS: <.2% Dry
• Cooperage: 18 months French Oak
• Bottling Date: February 22, 2011
• Release Date: August 2012
• Cases Produced: 1,148 @ 12/750ml

Vineyard/Vintage Notes: 52% DeMille/Norton Vineyard grapes from “85 Year Old Vines,” 22% Vineyard 1869, “142 Year Old Vines,” America’s oldest documented Zinfandel Vineyard, 15% Rinaldi Vineyard “100 Year Old Vines,” 11% Napa Zinfandel. The 2010 vintage is a complex wine due to the blending of great Old Vine vineyards. The grapes are from the Shenandoah Valley and Fiddletown areas of Amador County, with a little Napa Zinfandel as well. These vineyards were planted in the days when horses were still used for cultivation. They are non-irrigated, stand-alone head pruned vines that express the old world Zinfandel terroir. 

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