Old-vine Napa Zinfandel typically shows blackberry, raspberry liqueur, baking spice, and vanilla from oak with full body and moderate tannins. Expect riper fruit and slightly higher alcohol than cooler-climate Zin.
- Varietal
- Zinfandel (likely with small percentages of other field-blend grapes typical of old-vine sites)
- Region
- USA / California / Napa Valley
- Body
- Full
- Style
- dry red, ripe, jammy, oak-aged
The producer
Girard Winery is a Napa-based producer with origins in the 1980s; the brand has changed ownership over the years and is now part of the Vintage Wine Estates portfolio.
What critics say
Not known
Pairing
Smoked brisket, lamb sliders, BBQ ribs