2014 BACIGALUPI OLD VINE ZINFANDEL
HARVEST DATE: September 20, 2014
PH: 3.77
ALCOHOL: 14.50%
AVA: Russian River Valley
PRODUCTION: 93 Cases
Deep Red color with hues of Violet and a nose of bright red fruits, pepper and ripe plum. The palate is rich with brambly dark fruits and a touch of dark chocolate. Elegant tannins and balance give way to a long finish.
Connoisseur’s Guide to California Wine, January 2019 – 92pts “Proving that good Zinfandel can be as complex as it is fruity, Wonderment’s 2014 bottling from the well-regarded Bacigalupi Vineyard is a well-crafted working that is as polished as it is rich with a lovely appointment of creamy oak to its continuous blackberry fruit. At four years of age, it has rounded into fine drinking shape, yet it has a sense of reserve that bodes well for the future and is balanced to reward upwards of another half-decade of cellaring providing that one can resist its considerable present appeals.”
*International Wine Review – Zinfandel Sprecial Report, May 2017 – 90pts “This Old Vine Zinfandel is sourced from a small plot of 60 year-old head-trained vines of the famed Bacigalupi Vineyard. It displays restrained dark fruit aromas of plum. blackcurrant and chocolate. Full-bodied and soft on the attack, it is beautifully balanced with ripe tannins and a persistent finish.”
*Zinfandel Chronicles, November 2016 – 92pts “Blood red in color. 14.5% ABV. Show stopping nose of sweet red fruits, spiced plums and white pepper. Plush and rich with medium acidity. Raspberry, blackberry, plums and pepper on the palate. Slight tannins on a long finish. Give this wine 3-5 years in the cellar. Super Zinfandel…”
$40 / BOTTLE