Beringer Vineyards Zinfandel Vintage 1979

Beringer Vineyards Zinfandel Vintage 1979Beringer is California's longest continuously operating winery, located in the heart of Napa Valley It has become one of the largest and most distributed American labels, and is known for its range of wines, from affordable table wines to fine single vineyard cuves and a private reserve label. Brothers Jacob and Frederick Beringer harvested their first vintage in 1876, in what has since become the St Helena AVA In 1883, Frederick built the Rhine House

3% Cabernet Sauvignon

Malbec and Cabernet Franc

The Bodegas was formed as a partnership between Bordeaux producers and their Spanish counterparts

resolved fruit

I really think that this wine is at its peak now

wine level near top of emblem

The 35-hectare (86-acre) vineyard was originally part of a wider Doisy holding established in the area in 1704

produced from a single-vintage

red cherry

blackcurrants

This performed excellently

slightly grubby