Holy cannoli!!!  Old Hill Ranch!!!  Over the years, I’ve often been asked what vineyards have we not made wine from yet that I would like to, a vineyard bucket-list if you will.  The first three words out of my mouth have always been “Old Hill Ranch.”  Well, thanks to Constellation and the magnanimity of owner and all-around good guy Will Bucklin, I have one less vineyard on my bucket list.  Planted circa 1885, this vineyard contains a treasure trove of mixed black varieties, including the very rare Mollard and Persan.  In fact, while Zinfandel is the dominant grape here, at this point we are unsure if it constitutes 75% of the mix, the minimum for varietal labeling.  Hence, for now, we are calling this “Red Wine” but you’ll find this aligns with our Zinfandels very well.  No new oak and bottled unfined and unfiltered.