Our #1 Zinfandel: $17—Three Wine Company

Matt Clines Three Wine Company Old Vines Zinfandel is our top-selling Zinfandel of all timeand with its 4.4-star rating, the 2018 is the best-rated vintage weve offered. It stands with bottles from Hendry and Ridgeboth of which go for over twice the price.

Grown on his Big Three sitesEvangelho (129 years old), Bigelow (100+ years old), and MazzoniLive Oak (138 years old)this wine is bursting with black-fruit intensity, not to mention gorgeous spice and complexity. Thanks to our friendship with Matt, weve secured the best price in the US.

Contra Costa County, once covered with fields, is today known for suburban sprawl. But between the high-rises and strip malls, Matt Cline has been working tirelessly to protect the gnarled old head-pruned vineyards that offer a vanishing glimpse into the 19th centuryand some of the best fruit in the state of California.

His dedication to these ancient vinesand the concentration of the grapes they producehas made Three Wine Companys Old Vines Zinfandel our top-selling Zin of all time. For over a decade, Wine Access members have taken home more of this bottling than any other.

At Clines favored vineyards, vines the size of small trees reach up, craning skyward in shapes that defy modern viticulture and would make most Napa vineyard managers cringe. Between what passes for rows, the vines are marked Matar (Mourvdre), Carignan, Zinfandel, and Malvasia Nera. They were planted helter-skelter over a century ago in the traditional field blend style pioneered by early farmers across Europe.

It would be almost 100 years before a young Matt Cline, the grandson of Valeriano Jacuzzi, would walk us through the tree-like vines. He would describe their lives and how each one still ekes out a few clusters every year, the tiny berries packed with dense red-fruit concentration.

In 2018, Cline dialed up the hits again for another ancient-vine KNOCKOUT. A blend of 76% Zinfandel, 8% Carignan, 8% Petite Sirah, and 8% Alicante Bouschet, its big, bold, and sumptuously rich. Capture a case of this quickly, because we never know when it will be back!

Dark ruby-black center with violet overtones in the glass. Smashed blackberries, black plum, black cherry, and dark strawberries kissed with balsamico. Kirsch liqueur and wild blueberries add to the soft, rounded texture, while purple flowers and an array of sweet spices linger on the finish. Drink now2029.

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