Winery notes (2021 Vintage)
"Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel is made using grapes sourced from gnarled 35-80 year old head trained vines. As some of the oldest vines in California, the fruit produced is exceptional, intense and full-flavoured. This intrepid Old Vine Zinfandel has a gnarly core of rich, jammy blackberries and mocha flavours with layers of spice and vanilla balanced by complex French and American oak toast."
Reviews for the 2020 vintage below…
90/100 United States Review, The Tasting Panel, February 2021 (2020 Vintage)
"Brushy aromas and flavours and a sturdy body are hallmark notes for this red grown on old, gnarly, untamed vines. Toasted graham cracker and cocoa cedar merge with blue plum, for a hearty – yet juicy – core. French and American oak impart creaminess and spice. A tribute to Lodi!"
5 Stars & 93/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, November 2022 (2020 Vintage)
"It's beautifully perfumed and inviting with sweet cherry, plum, vanilla, hazelnut and smoky bacon aromas, leading to a wonderfully flavoursome palate offering plush texture and silky tannins. Richly expressed with plenty of tasty flavours. At its best: now to 2027."