Cline Cellars Zinfandel Review

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Lovely grounds and wine are the hallmark of cline. According to the wine s tasting notes within lodi there are seven distinct growing areas. Here s a wine that the family owned cline cellars is famous for. The cline cellars lodi zinfandel has an srp of 15.

Cline family cellars is located in sonoma valley s beautiful carneros region an easy 45 minute drive from san francisco. This review is brought to you by corkexclusive where you can buy wines like the cline cellars lodi zinfandel for just 10 99 plus get free shipping on 3 bottles mix match. At 88 points and 11 it s a great value. The international wine review zinfandel special report heritage zinfandel is big and flavorful with notes of chocolate sweet berries spice and coffee.

Floral with strawberry compote and white pepper aromas on the nose vibrant with ripe black cherry blackberry smoky savoury herbs and juicy acidity on the palate. With a vast vineyard and site of the last mission to be founded along the mission trail this winery with ponds palms picnic areas and the mission museum with scale models of all the missions in one place curated by the late mrs cline is worth a stop. The aromas of cherry red fruit vanilla and slight strawberry are great. Ancient vines zinfandel draws primarily from a wide selection of the oldest most historic and shyest bearing zinfandel blocks.

This plump red has raspberry and licorice flavors. Cline zinfandel lodi old vine 2017. Tannins are medium and mildly grippy. The wine spends 6 months in 35 new french oak.

It s another big boned zinfandel cline cellars is known for. While cline cellars produce white rosé and red wines they are best known for their rhonish varietals and blends as well as zinfandels many of which come from the ancient vines in oakley that fred cline restored and reinvigorated in the early 80s. Cline old vine zinfandel review cline old vine zinfandel comes from sonoma california usa with its fruit grown in lodi california. 90 100 tasted on november 16 2014.

As a family owned and operated winery since 1982 cline has been committed to sustainable farming practices creating expressive and enjoyable wines for all and cultivating a warm fun and welcoming environment for our guests. The cline zinfandel vintage 2013 is a must try wine. On the palate it is smooth and has a beautiful long mouthfeel. Zinfandel from lodi california.

We enjoy every visit here their wines are wonderful and we are really enjoying the older.