The Wine
Old Vine Zinfandel pays homage to our farmers who believed in Zinfandel and held these vineyards for decades, and in some cases, over a century.
Sourced from different vineyards throughout the Sierra Foothills AVA region, it composes an elegant red wine similar to what was likely produced here in the early days before Zinfandel wine became a jammy fruit bomb. A well-balanced, layered, and seamless wine – offering tons of fresh blackberry and raspberry flavors wrapped in a bracing texture of fine-grained tannins and bright acidity.
Production
Each vineyard, being of different age and grown on different soils and elevations, is picked on separate days allowing a perfect phenolic ripeness, and fermented separately, letting it express itself.
In addition to Zinfandel, we co-ferment up to 5% Barbera from our estate, adding a natural acidity to the wine.
The Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks with native yeast for up to 12 days.
It is aged in Barrels for up to 18 months, between 15% and 25% New.
Technical Sheets
2021 Painted Fields Old Vine Zinfandel – April 2023
2020 Painted Fields Old Vine Zinfandel
2019 Painted Fields Old Vine Zinfandel
Scores & Accolades
90 pts – Wine Enthusiast v.’21 – pdf
93 pts – Tasting Panel Magazine v.’21 – pdf
93 pts – Zinfandel Chronicles by Tom Lee v’20
89 pts – Wine Enthusiast v.’20 – pdf
91 pts – Wine Enthusiast v.’19 – pdf
90 pts – Jeb Dunnuck v.19 – pdf
92 pts – Wine Enthusiast v.’18 – pdf
92 pts – Tasting Panel Magazine v.’18
90 pts ‘Best Buy’ – Wine & Spirits Magazine v.’17 – pdf
92 pts – Tasting Panel Magazine v.’17
Old Vine Zinfandel
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