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Cline Cellars Ancient Vines Zinfandel 2021
£21.99
- Cline Cellars is a family-owned vineyard and winery in Sonoma’s Carneros Valley.
- This Zinfandel shows spicy, bright blackberry, coffee and chocolate characters. Ripe fruit and soft tannins make this a mouth-coating vintage.
- Ten months ageing with new and old oak has lent this wine a strong vanilla and coconut quality that nicely complements the rich, forward, old-vine fruit.
- Cline is proud to be a Certified California Sustainable vineyard and winery. They have adopted solar power, compost all organic waste to put back into the soil and use sheep to keep weeds at bay.
- ABV: 14.5%
- Vintage: 2021
- Size: 75cl
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Grape Type:
Zinfandel / Primitivo -
California
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Wine Category:
Red -
Wine Style:
Full Bodied Reds -
At Its Best:
Now - End 2029 -
Winemaker:
Tom Gendall
Other classifications
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Suitable
for Vegetarians -
Suitable
for Vegans -
Sustainable
Wine
Find out more about Cline Cellars Ancient Vines Zinfandel 2021
Find out more about Cline Cellars Ancient Vines Zinfandel 2021
The Wine The Wine
USA
Region:California
Cline Cellars was established in 1982 by Fred Cline, a descendant of Italian US settlers. He originally founded the winery in Oakley, Contra Costa County, cultivating Rhône varieties and Zinfandel on vines dating back to 1906. In the 1990s, the family moved their winemaking operation to a 350-acre ranch in Carneros Valley, adopting sustainable farming in 2000 and building the largest solar-panelled winery in California. Their Ancient Vines Zinfandel comes from a wide selection of Cline's oldest, most historic and lowest-yielding Zinfandel blocks in Contra Costa County. These 100-year-old, dry-farmed vineyards consistently produce fruit of stunning concentration. Partner with rich beef stews and creamy poultry dishes.
The Winemaker The Winemaker
Tom Gendall
Born in Christchurch, Tom Gendall grew up with a passion for wine. After holding winemaking positions at Sojourn Cellars, Arrowood Vineyards and Winery, Bryant Family Vineyard and Pegasus Bay in New Zealand, as well as Weingut Keller in Germany, he came over to California in 2011. Since joining Cline Cellars in 2016, he has played an integral role in getting their vineyards and winery Certified California Sustainable and certified sustainable in Sonoma County, furthering the company’s commitment to sustainable winegrowing and business practices. Taking over from Charlie Tsegeletos, Tom became Director of Winemaking and Viticulture in 2021.
"If you look after the vines, the vines will look after you and produce great fruit. They will tell you what they need if you know where to look and what to look for. It's our job to interpret that information and make sure the wines achieve their very best potential." - Tom Gendall, Winemaker.
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