Old Bust Head

Matchbook Wine Co.

Old Head Dunnigan Hills Chardonnay

Delicious. Paired with Chicken & Dumplings. Excellent for a Chardonnay — 22 days ago

Gnarly Head

Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2021

Really enjoyed this. Smooth, good flavour. Right from the bottle — a year ago

Famille Jouffreau

Cahors Malbec 2020

Yowza!
Old school meets suavé. Very cherry on the nose initially with red and black fruits mixed. Earth, leather,
Nice cocoa on the palate against lemon on short ribs. Multi faceted, easy, maybe too easy. Do not be deceived, this is A+ vino. It’s like the old world popped its head into the new. Deliciousness!
— 2 years ago

Ted, Lyle and 9 others liked this

Amuse Bouche

Napa Valley Red Blend 2015

Presented double-blind. The wine pours a deep, ruby color with a near opaque core. Medium+ viscosity with significant signs of sediment. Moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, dark fruits are predominant with some purple flowers, tobacco, subtle pyrazines and a touch of earth and baking spice. On the palate, the fruit set is confirmed. The wine is dry with medium tannin and medium+ acid. The finish is very long and savory. I believe a significant amount of new French oak is being used. Based on the aforementioned, possible varieties are Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc or some combination of Bordeaux varieties from either France or California. While the fruit is no-doubt abundant, there is hefty structure and a complexity that makes me lean towards the Old World. And now that my head is there, it’s very hard for me to get outside of Pomerol and I think the fruit is more of a result of the vintage. So I went with it, calling it 2009 Pomerol from a great producer. Welp…I was close and probably a huge compliment to Amuse Bouche since I think this wine is supposed to be their take on Pomerol. A very sexy wine that is drinking very well right now without a decant. — 3 years ago

Ely, Shay and 9 others liked this

Siduri

Van der Kamp Vineyard Pinot Noir 2001

This lovely Siduri Pinot Noir is very dark-colored, big, rich, old vine mountain fruit (my recollection is that this is an old “head-pruned” Pinot vineyard, at elevation??), I can see criticism that it’s not really “Pinot Noir-like”, but like the older St. Innocent “Freedom Hill” Pinot Noirs, these wines last a long time, so even if it’s too “big”, it’s rich, intense and complex!! But, you wouldn’t ever guess, “blind”, that this was a red Burgundy. I happen to like it, as it seems youthful and fresh, with further aging potential. — 8 hours ago

Jim Powers
with Jim

Gramona

Font Jui Penedès Xarello 2011

Met Helena en Charles in de 2024 Old Head trip. Geserveerd bij tarbot in het wijn menu — a year ago

Bodegas Orben

Orben Rioja Tempranillo 2019

Sourced from over 70 tiny parcels of old-vine, head-pruned Tempranillo blended with a small percentage of Graciano, aged 15 months in French oak. Deep Ruby with aromas of dark berry fruits, sweet spice and herb notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry and ripe plum with notes of vanilla, spice, tobacco and floral herbs. Fine firm tannins, long finish ending with fruit, oak and earthy character. Very nice! — 3 years ago

Paul, Tom and 2 others liked this

Gnarly Head

Old Vine Zin Lodi Zinfandel 2017

Ken F
9.2

Good on Debbie bday party — 4 months ago

Gnarly Head

Grateful Dead Limited Edition Old Vine Zin 2021

Really good Zin at a really great price. Thanks to my friend Ed for the tip. — 7 months ago

Bonnie Hodur
with Bonnie

Old Westminster Winery

Channery Hill Merlot Blend 2019

2019. We decided to make it an even longer three day weekend and take the afternoon off to head up to Old Westminster Winery to pick up our allocation. The Channery Hill was my favorite today of the Just the Reds flight. — 3 years ago

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