Due to phylloxera, own-rooted means we are talking about sandy soils. This naturally points us either to Contra Costa or Lodi. Since we know Contra Costa doesn’t have a lot of pure zinfandel vineyards, my guess is going to be in Lodi. I would have to sat either the Lizzy James Vineyard or St. Amant Vineyard.
I don’t think Bechtold has any Zinfandel in it. I am pretty sure it is only Cinsault, but I may be mistaken.
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Lopez is own rooted, in sandy soils. It’s pretty big, but it has a lot of other stuff in it like Palomino, Mission and Grenache.
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My guess is Lopez too. It’s not a contiguous 300 acres but I can’t think of any other own-rooted “vineyard” even close to that size.
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Bedrock is not ownrooted I don’t think
Marian’s Vineyard Lodi?
Nope, it succumbed to phylloxera and was replanted on a resistant rootstock. Besides Drew already said it wasn’t in Sonoma County
Drew said it’s not in Sonoma.
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And Drew said the vineyard is not in Sonoma.
The correct answer has not been suggested yet.
Hint:
The vineyard is not in Temecula or San Bernardino Counties.
Interesting question. I snooped around on google for ideas, no definitive answer, but I guess my best guess should remain not posted, ‘cause I cheated.
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Mohr-Fry Ranch 225 acres, own rooted, planted between 1901 and 1945
Would that be the Downing Vnyd now known as GrandPere in Amador?
Tom
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Tom has followed it since it was planted!
The correct answer has not been suggested yet.
Size of several submitted vineyards
· Downing (OGP): 10 acres
“The Original Grandpère Vineyard: Powerful Women, Grapes & Wines”
by Randy Caparoso
April 19, 2015
· Marian’s: 8.3 acres
· Mohr-Fry Ranch: two noncontiguous Zin vineyards (mixed own-rooted/grafted rootstock);
- “Ranch 80” 102 acres
- “Ranch 40” 73 acres
“A Different Approach at Mohr-Fry Vineyards” (PDF)
· Ueberroth: 18 acres
How would most folks figure it out? Make your shot!
I found the information in a book, btw.
https://www.stamantwine.com/Vineyards/Mohr-Fry-Ranch
Their home ranch sits directly south of the city of Lodi, on a beautiful 225 acre ranch comprised of 9 separate blocks of own-rooted Old Vine Zinfandel dating back to 1901. We source grapes from multiple vineyard blocks planted between 1901 and 1945. All of them are head-trained and planted on their own roots in very sandy soils. In our opinion, these vineyards produce some of California’s best Zinfandel wines, consistently ripening beautiful grapes.
Anyone guess Stampede yet?
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Original Grandpere?
Deaver in Amador?