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2018 Three Wine Company Zinfandel Bigelow Vineyard Contra Costa County 750 ml
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Hello Old Vines in the Sand
Hailing from one of California’s true heritage vineyards, Matt Cline’s Three Wine Co. Bigelow Vineyard is one of the greatest Zinfandels in California, and one of the most beloved Zins among Wine Access members: Their flood of five-star ratings put it in the echelon of giants like Ridge’s Geyserville and Lytton Springs bottlings.
Without Cline, the gnarled century-old vines first planted by Marcus James Bigelow would’ve been torn asunder for Contra Costa’s Bay Area real estate development magnates. “No developer is going to uproot a hundred years of history on my watch,” Matt told us. “Marcus planted the first vines on the property in the mid-1880s. `1Today, these 131-year-old vines eke out minuscule quantities of tiny, thick-skinned berries.”
Prior Bigelow Vineyard offers have sent the member praise machine into a frenzy. “Everything you can ask for in a Zin,” said one reviewer. “The single best bang-for-the-buck wine I’ve ever purchased,” lauded another. “Strength, character, terroir. Never disappoints,” raved a third.
If you stop by Bigelow Vineyard southeast of Antioch, you’ll find thick trunks of bush-trained vines planted on Contra Costa County’s loamy Delhi sands. The vineyard looks like an otherworldly landscape compared to the neatly manicured rows of Napa or Bordeaux, and Bigelow’s unique appearance foreshadows its equally intriguing wines. Resembling beach sand, the soil stresses the vines, driving high concentration but reducing overall production.
The result is darkly colored, densely flavored wines (like this one) that are nearly impossible to resist upon release, and absolutely gorgeous after a few years in the cellar.