2023 Old Vines Sonoma County Zinfandel, Seghesio

• Style: Juicy, deeply spiced California Zinfandel
• Taste: Dark plum, roasted fig, baking spice, mocha, savoury grip
• Food: BBQ, grilled meats, ribs, stews, beef & steak
• Occasion: Date night, gifting, cellar worthy
• Serve: Now through 2035, decant 30 mins, 16–18°C

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

This is Zinfandel as California perfected it — juicy, deeply spiced, and built on serious backbone. Roasted fig and dark plum wrap around baking spice and mocha, all anchored by savoury grip and velvety tannin. At 15% alcohol, it drinks with real presence: the kind of wine that demands good company and better food.

The Winery — Seghesio

Since 1895, the Seghesio family has shaped Sonoma's vineyard character. Italian immigrant Edoardo planted his first Zinfandel vines in what became the 'Home Ranch' in Alexander Valley; he and Angela survived Prohibition when few others did. Third-generation Pete and cousin Ted cemented the family's reputation for world-class Zinfandel in the 1980s, guided by consultant winemaker Alberto Antonini, whose philosophy yields the juicy, approachable style now Seghesio's hallmark. The 2023 vintage draws from eighty-year-old head-pruned vineyards in Dry Creek and Alexander Valley's cooler southwest corner — vines whose depleted root systems yield smaller crops but fiercer concentration. Hand-harvested fruit fermented in small tanks over eight to twelve days on skins, then aged fifteen months across neutral and new French oak. Petite Sirah, Alicante Bouschet and Carignan deepen texture without masking Zinfandel's essential character. Sustainably farmed across 120 hectares, vegan-friendly, natural cork.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

Barbecued pork ribs, grilled meats with garlic, roast dinners, beef and steak — this wine has both generosity and spine for serious feasting. Game and venison find a worthy partner in its structure and spice. If you're exploring Primitivo & Zinfandel, this is among the finest examples Sonoma has produced, a benchmark for how old vines and patient winemaking transform California's signature grape. Decant 30 minutes before serving; drink now through 2035 at 16–18°C. Have a look at the rest of our Sonoma selection while you're here.