Bogle Vineyards Phantom 2015

Editors’ Choice--93 Points

Wine Reviews online--96 Points

Garnet black color. Interesting aromas of pickled cucumbers, strawberry, saffron, and violet perfume with a slightly chewy, fruity medium-to-full body and a warming, medium-length juicy plums, black pepper, and dill finish with moderate oak. A wholly enjoyable zinfandel.

Zinfandel first came to American shores by way of the Schonbrunn collection which contained all the wine varietals grown in the Austrian empire. The earliest mention of Zinfandel, by name, in America was a vine nursery in Long Island in the 1820s. It made its way to California in the gold rush and thrived because of its hearty constitution and vigorous yields. Many a prospector had a little vineyard of Zinfandel and washed away their sorrows in their purple cups.