2019 Once & Future Wine Zinfandel Frank’s Block Teldeschi Vineyard- USA, California, Sonoma County, Dry Creek Valley (9/16/2021)
My history with Teldeschi goes back to the early 1990s and Ravenswood. The Once & Future style has a lean towards Bedrock, but still maintains a fresh acidic core that reminds me of the old Ravenswood wines, and counterbalances the luscious up front fruit. Clearly this is early in a potentially long life, but I rarely have the willpower to keep these for very long.
A somewhat local store has some 2016 in stock and I’m still wondering if I should buy one or not. Would love to try a slightly older bottle of Once & Future because I have 2 bottles (1x 2018 Old Hill Ranch and 1x 2019 Dickerson) that I’d love to age.
It’s a good price and hopefully they’ll run another sale during the Holiday’s this year. Just wish I could receive free local delivery, but I’m not located in OC. Shipping isn’t outrageous though (thank God).