Birichino, Saint Georges Zinfandel Old Vines, Central Coast
Birichino · California › Central Coast › United States of America
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
89
/100
Reviews
3
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
33
Reviews
89.3
Avg Score
90
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Taster #5750
· May 11, 2021
90/100
Since my 8/14/20 note, this bottle has matured a bit and all for the better. In retrospect, I would have held both bottles until end of 2021. All the flavors one expects from old vine Zin were present with maybe only a touch of oak (barely present), allowing the concentrated complex berry tastes, cigar box, etc to come to the fore without it being a fruit bomb. It's still a lighter style and for those who like the alcohol and …
2015 vintage
Taster #5750
· Aug 14, 2020
88/100
Struck me as a cool climate, Rhone-like Zinfandel without oak (I can't say definitively that it had no oak, but didn't seem like it). As a result, it did not seem varietally correct to us...would be hard to identify as a Zin in a blind tasting. That said, while not particularly complex, the fruit and acidity was well-balanced, the wine is neither robust or thin, all told it was a pretty nice pairing with food. We chose ham and sides …
2015 vintage
Taster #6466
· Mar 18, 2019
90/100
Concentrated red/dark fruit on the nose, flowers, spices - very expressive. On the palate juicy and pure, quite soft with good acidity and lift. Unobtrusive tannins, slightly spicy and a little simple, but really well balanced. 89-91
2015 vintage