Wilson Creek Decadencia Chocolate Old Vine Zinfandel
Wilson Creek Decadencia Chocolate Old Vine Zinfandel is Temecula's famous chocolate dessert wine: century-old-vine Zinfandel blended with natural chocolate and brandy-fortified port-style, bottled at 18.2% ABV in a 375mL bottle. Sweet, rich, and decadent — the winery's signature serve is an edible chocolate shot glass. It's available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 18.2% (label-derived; brandy-fortified)
- Size: 375mL
- Style: chocolate-infused old vine (century-old vines) Zinfandel, port-style dessert wine
- Production: natural chocolate blended in, residual sugars balancing the high alcohol; Temecula Valley, Southern California
- Origin: Wilson Creek Winery & Vineyards, 35960 Rancho California Road, Temecula, CA (family-owned, est. 1996)
Chocolate, Zinfandel, and Century-Old Vines
Wilson Creek is the Temecula Valley family winery behind the famous Almond Sparkling Wine — and Decadencia is its after-dinner answer: old-vine Zinfandel (the winery's vineyards trace to 1900) with a touch of natural chocolate, fortified with brandy in the port style. Gayot called it "not dissimilar to a vanilla cream truffle," and the winery serves it in an edible chocolate shot glass. See the store's Wilson Creek wines or browse more dessert wine.
Tasting Notes
Aroma — classic cherry and berry Zinfandel notes with heavier chocolate and espresso. Palate — sweet but structured, with a backbone of berry acidity; vanilla and chocolate burst through like a vanilla cream truffle. Finish — vanilla and spice; community notes add plum, currant, black cherry, chocolate-covered almonds, liquid raisins (Gayot 13/20; Vivino 4.0).
How to Enjoy
Slightly cool in a small pour — this is a sipper, not a glass-filler. Pair with flourless chocolate cake with cherry sauce, dark chocolate truffles, or blue cheese; the chocolate-shot-glass serve is the full Temecula experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Decadencia a port?
Port-style, yes — it's a brandy-fortified dessert wine made like a port, but from California Zinfandel (only Portugal's Douro can legally call wine "Port").
How sweet is Wilson Creek Decadencia?
Decidedly sweet — residual sugars balance the 18.2% alcohol, and the natural chocolate makes it a dessert in itself.
What does "old vine" mean here?
The Zinfandel comes from century-old vines — Wilson Creek's family vineyards stretch back to 1900.
Liquid dessert from Temecula — order Wilson Creek Decadencia online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.