I always feel a little guilty when I buy a wine from Cameron Hughes and their ilk. If you aren’t familiar with the model, Cameron Hughes calls itself a “modern international negociant.” Negociant is French for “Man Without Dirt”. OK, I just made that up. But a negociant owns no vineyards and buys up various “lots” [...]
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January 13th, 2010 | Tags: 2008, California, Lodi, old vines, Zinfandel | Category: Price: 10 bucks or less, Tasting Notes | 
3 comments. Add yours.I don’t know what it is about me and Lodi Zin. I did a series on Lodi old vines Zin a few months ago and only really liked 1 out of 5. Zinfandel has always been one of my favorite grapes, but maybe my palate has shifted away from what these moderately-priced examples can deliver [...] December 3rd, 2009 | Tags: 2007, Lodi, old vines, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes |
9 comments. Add yours.I should have known better than to buy this wine. I generally avoid wines with such gimmicky names/labels. But a few months ago I was planning a series of posts on Lodi old vines Zinfandel and was picking up just about every bottle of it I saw. I realized later that this one doesn’t say [...] November 8th, 2009 | Tags: 2007, California, Lodi, old vines, Zinfandel | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes |
Leave a comment.As I’ve noted in earlier posts, I’ve been a big fan of Cline wines since my very first trip to wine country in the mid-90s. Theirs was my first introduction to Mourvèdre and I’ve been a “Mourvèdre-head” ever since. Producer: Cline Grapes: 100% Mourvèdre Appellation: Contra Costa County Vineyards: From a 9-acre block of 100+ [...] October 19th, 2009 | Tags: 2005, California, Contra Costa County, Mourvèdre, old vines | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
4 comments. Add yours.I tasted through 5 old vines Zins from Lodi over the past week or two hoping to find a few winners and learn a bit about the style. Part 1: Spellbound Old Vines Zinfandel 2005 Lodi Part 2: Ravenswood Old Vines Zinfandel 2006 Lodi Part 3: Gnarly Head Old [...] September 10th, 2009 | Tags: California, Lodi, old vines, Zinfandel | Category: Uncategorized |
Leave a comment.This is Part 5 of my Lodi Old Vines Zin series. Part 1 was Spellbound 2005, Part 2 was Ravenswood 2006, Part 3 was Gnarly Head 2006 and Part 4 was Campus Oaks 2007. In the next few days I’ll post my overall takeaways (pardon the corporate-speak) from this series. The last wine I picked [...] September 8th, 2009 | Tags: 2007, California, Lodi, old vines, Zinfandel | Category: Price: 16-20 bucks, Tasting Notes |
Leave a comment.This is Part 4 of my Lodi Old Vines Zin series. Part 1 was Spellbound 2005, Part 2 was Ravenswood 2006 and Part 3 was Gnarly Head 2006. Campus Oaks Old Vines Zinfandel 2007 Lodi Producer: Campus Oaks (Gnekow Family Winery) Grapes: 100% Zinfandel Appellation: Lodi Vineyards: The grapes are sourced from vineyards averaging 90 [...] September 7th, 2009 | Tags: 2007, California, Lodi, old vines, Zinfandel | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes |
Leave a comment.This is Part 3 of my Lodi Old Vines Zin series. Part 1 was the Spellbound 2005 and Part 2 was the (great value!) Ravenswood 2006. I have a few more bottles to try out so check back or subscribe to the RSS feed. If you have some Lodi OVZ favorites, leave a comment. Gnarley [...] September 4th, 2009 | Tags: 2006, California, Lodi, old vines, Zinfandel | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes |
Leave a comment.This is Part 2 of my Lodi Old Vines Zin series. Part 1 was the Spellbound 2005. I’ve always had a soft spot for Ravenswood. Vintner’s Blend was one of my favorites when I was first getting into wine and their No Wimpy Wines slogan was appealing to that early-20s guy still making the transition [...] September 2nd, 2009 | Tags: 2006, California, Lodi, old vines, Zinfandel | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes |
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Mourvèdre Roundup: March 2013
Your monthly roundup of Mourvèdre-related interestingness from the interwebs circa March 2013.
Last month’s roundup led off with a jealosy-stoking post about a major Domaine Tempier tasting, so let’s start March’s roundup with @ErinBScala‘s post on a vertical tasting of Hewitson’s Old Garden Mourvèdre, from the first vintage (1998) through the latest barrel sample (2012). If [...]