Besson (Zinfandel)

AVA
Central Coast
Decade
1920s
County
Santa Clara
Current Owner
Besson Family
Wineries

Birichino

Description

Purchased by the Besson Family in 1925 and farmed by them since. 

Effectively 100% Zinfandel.  There are perhaps 40 Mission vines in their planted at the same time; they produce almost nothing [though they are colossal] so those grapes are not used for the Birichino Saint-Georges Zinfandel. As with the Grenache, there are some replacement vines here and there, but it is mostly original plantation.  

Submitted by
John Locke
Certified