Bogle Vineyards Old Vine Zinfandel

Bogle Vineyards Old Vine Zinfandel is a 14.5% ABV, 750mL California red from Bogle Family Vineyards of Clarksburg — Zinfandel from head-trained, dry-farmed old vines in Lodi and Amador County. The listing carries no vintage; the winery's fact sheets put the wine at 14.5% in every vintage checked (2017–2023), ageing it in two-year-old American oak for a vintage-dependent 7 to 14 months. The recurring official tasting signature across those vintages is cranberry and raspberry fruit, marionberry pie and baking spice over a full, velvety palate. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.

• ABV: 14.5% (every official fact sheet checked, 2017–2023)
• Size: 750mL
• Varietal: Zinfandel (no blend percentages published by the winery)
• Appellation: California — fruit from Lodi and Amador County
• Vineyards: Head-trained, dry-farmed old vines (documented at 40–80 years old depending on vintage)
• Ageing: 7–14 months in two-year-old American oak, varying by vintage
• Scores: Wine Enthusiast 92 (2018 and 2023 vintages), 91 (2022 vintage)
• Producer: Bogle Family Vineyards, Clarksburg, CA — sixth-generation Delta family; Wine Enthusiast American Winery of the Year 2019

Six Generations of Delta Farming in a Glass

The Bogles have farmed California's Sacramento Delta since the 1870s; Warren Bogle and his son Chris planted the family's first wine grapes in 1968, and the first Bogle-labelled wine came in 1978. The Old Vine Zinfandel draws on the gnarled, head-trained vines of Lodi and Amador County — dry-farmed fruit that concentrates flavour the way only old vines do, and a house style the family has kept generous and spice-driven across five decades. Shop the family range on the Bogle Vineyards vendor page or compare it across the red wine collection.

Tasting Notes

Nose: Cranberry and raspberry with juniper and black pepper spice (recurring official notes). Palate: Red fruit and marionberry pie with baking spices, full and velvety. Finish: Long and round.

How to Enjoy

Serve at cool room temperature. The winery's own pairings across vintages include wood-fired pizza, pasta with red sauce, grilled meats and vegetables, and tandoori chicken.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the fruit come from? Lodi and Amador County, per the winery's fact sheets — head-trained, dry-farmed old vines under a California appellation.

How is it aged? In two-year-old American oak, for 7 to 14 months depending on the vintage — the winery's sheets differ by year, so no single duration applies to every bottle.

What scores has it received? Wine Enthusiast gave 92 points to the 2018 and 2023 vintages and 91 to the 2022; scores belong to their vintages.

Old-vine Lodi and Amador character, family-made since 1978 — order Bogle Old Vine Zinfandel from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.