BOGLE VINEYARDS OLD VINE ZINFANDEL 75cl

Vibrant, ripe notes of summer raspberry intoxicate the senses, enticing you to take a sip of this lively red Zinfandel. Once on the palate, plush and round flavors of pomegranates meld with fresh cracked peppercorn, juniper and anise. Playful and serious at the same time, the mouth-coating tannins relax into a smooth and supple finish.

Grower: Bogle Vineyards
Grape Variety: Zinfandel
Style: Smooth and Spicy
Country: USA
Appellation: Amador / Lodi
Vintage: 2021
Closure: CORK
Alcohol: 14.5% ABV
Bottle Size: 75cl

Product Description

There is a story everywhere, and there indeed a story behind the foil pheasant icon now perched subtly atop Bogle’s labels. When Warren Bogle and his son Chris first decided to bottle the family’s wine, they wanted a label that artistically depicted the unique River region where the vines were planted. Living on Bogle’s River Ranch, was a multi-talented artist named Paul Lorenzi. Warren and Chris asked Paul to create a sketch of the vines. Sitting down one evening, with his glass of wine in hand, Paul began his sketch, when suddenly a gorgeous male ring necked Pheasant came into view and settled among the vines. Paul captured the bird as he gracefully arced over the vines. Thus the label with the bird was born. Merritt Island, where Bogle is located, has always been a heaven for amazing wildlife. The Ringed necked Pheasant, though elusive to the quest, is a common resident on the island. I retrospect, the pheasant is a very appropriate symbol for Bogle, and staff and family alike hold the pheasant in high regard. Over the years, the single solitary bird from the original label became a pair of birds, the colorful male and the more subtle female. The bird evolved, from large, colorful artistic renditions, to embalematic outlines, to the noble gold-foiled logo that you see today. Following a long farming tradition, father and son Warren and Chris Bogle planted the first eight hectares of vines in Clarksburg, California in 1965. Today Bogle Vineyards farms on over 14 different vineyard sites in the cooler parts of the Delta region near Sacramento. This is still a real family …

For years, Bogle has sought out these gnarly old vines to create our Old Vine Zinfandel. Scents of sun-warmed, wild raspberries bubble up to the surface in your first impression of the Zinfandel. Notes of ripe berries and nutmeg follow, while touches of black pepper and subtle spicy oak compliment the fruit. Full-bodied, the mouthfeel is rounded out and finished with earthy notes and soft tannins.