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Manage Subscriptions2008 Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel
Zinfandel
- USA
- California
- Central Valley
- Lodi
Community Tasting Notes 48
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KenFR Likes this wine:
October 16, 2019 - Rich fruit and jam. Still bright and surprisingly drinkable.
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mrecknor Likes this wine: 87 points
January 5, 2018 - Deep fruit, nice body, low tannins, beautiful color.
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mrecknor Likes this wine: 88 points
May 25, 2016 - Delicious. Fruit softened with age but still very present. Balanced and full-bodied.
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kmicho wrote: 85 points
August 18, 2013 - Fruit bomb of a Zin. Still, very drinkable. You need something big and bold to stand up to this wine like BBQ, burgers, or a red sauce based pizza. Light food will get lost with this. It's full of ripe, muddled berries and vanilla. Eaten with 60% cocoa dark chocolate, I got a little earthiness not evident with the wine straight up.
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wtianseter wrote: 88 points
July 28, 2013 - This wine is a huge wine for a $7 bottle....it comes in at 14.5% alcohol but you really never notice the ABV except for a bit of hotness on the back palate. I have had numerous bottles of various vintages of this wine and I can say universally that I believe most people drink it way to early. A couple years of cellar time really helps the wine be more in balance.
I popped the cork and poured a taste and was hit but a myriad of flavor that all hit at once; I decided to let the bottle stand for about 15 minutes and then pour everyone a glass but had them sit out for another 10+ before they were served. The time to breath was very beneficial to this wine...all the flavors began to open and separate into layers
Color a nice red-edged deep plum. Nose was mostly fruit basket and dry earth. The wine had lots of spice and layered fruit and a nice medium dry tannin finish. This dank exceptionally well with a spicy chicken enchilada; everyone else rated this the best of the thee Zins we had.1 person found this helpful Comment
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By David Lawrason
9/29/2010 (link)(Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Gnarly Head
- Varietal Zinfandel
- Designation Old Vine Zinfandel
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Valley
- Appellation Lodi
- UPC Code 082242294935
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 181 (34%)
- Consumed 357 (66%)
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Valley
- AppellationLodi
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