John Treder wrote:Tom Hill posted a note about Ridge Zins, where he mentioned that the wine was made from an "old vines" vineyard.
75 years old.
I'm older than that.
But I STILL don't know what I want to be when I grow up.
BTW, I'm a big fan of old vine Zins - Coffaro Block 4, which usually contains so much "other stuff", being a field blend, that it can't be labeled as Zin; Dry Creek Vineyards Beeson Ranch, to say nothing of their "old vines" Zin and latterly Heritage Vines Zin, and the dry-farmed Zin at Yoakim Bridge. Sadly, Mancini Ranch has been sold and Rod Berglund won't be making any more old-vine zins from there; he tells me that the new owners are replacing the vines.
I like Zins from young vineyards, too, if they're well-made. I am, after all, a Zinaholic.
So.....why is it that whenever I see a post w/ "TomHill" in it, the post also has "old" in it as well???
"Old" all depends upon what rear-view mirror you looking back at life in, John.
I also love Dave's Block 4. On this rise at the back end of the property where ancient Indian tribes used
to have a settlement. He took me on a tour of it once & poked around w/ the toe of his shoe and found
an arrowhead and a spear point. I poked around and turned up a few poker chips and and old
roulette wheel from their casino. Neat history back there in Block 4.
The DCV Beeson & Sommer's Ranch Zins are as good as any in Calif. I always thought their DCV OldVines Zin
was not as good as those two, but the last one I tried out there a few weeks ago was very much up to snuff.
I'd heard that Mancini Ranch was going down as well. In '13, KurtBeitler/Boheme made a Mancini Zin that is
absolutely first rate. You should go by his (newely remodeled) tasting room in Occidental and shake him
down for a btl, John.
Tom
