2018 Sidebar Old Vine Zinfandel [WA92-94][WE91]

Producer: Sidebar Cellars  Region: Mokelumne River, Lodi, California Varietal: Zinfandel  Year: 2018  Retail Price: $26.00 Our Price: $16.99*  David Ramey is a California icon.  He honed his killer instincts at estates like Dominus and Chateau Petrus. He is widely acknowledged to be among the wine pioneers who brought California to the forefront of the wine world.  Ramey is one of the best known and most highly regarded winemakers in California.  Ramey started his Sidebar project to experiment with a wide array of lesser known grapes from obscure vineyards.  His goal is to make wines that are more causal and appealing.   He wanted to explore fun and diverse grape varieties unhampered by commercial considerations.  Production at Sidebar is often minuscule, less than 100 cases at times.  Sidebar wines are fresh and fruit forward, California in style and fun to drink.  The Old Vine Zinfandel is an introduction to the Mokelumne River AVA.  It was the first area in the Lodi region to be pla