Bogle Phantom Red Wine 2019 – 750ml Breakthru

92pts Wilfred Wong

The 2019 Bogle Vineyards Phantom Proprietary Red is attractive and firm on the palate. This wine offers aromas and flavors of candied blackberries and hints of spiciness. Pair it with a well-seasoned, grilled leg of lamb. (Tasted: June 1, 2023, San Francisco, CA)

Winemaker Notes

This vintage, Petite Sirah leads this haunting red blend with intense notes of dark blackberry and rich boysenberry. Zinfandel adds fiery pepper notes and brings a balanced structure to the final wine. In the finish, tantalizing layers of baking spices swirl amongst velvety tannins that have softened as they’ve aged 22 months in American oak. A sip of Phantom unfurls a seductive mystery yet to be solved.

Blend: 56% Petite Sirah, 44% Zinfande

Winery Notes

Although the Bogle family has been farming since the 1800’s, it wasn’t until 1968 that the father and son team of Warren and Chris Bogle planted their first 20 acres of wine grapes in Clarksburg, California. Clarksburg is a small farming community nestled in the Sacramento Delta. Today Bogle Vineyards farms over 1,000 acres of wine grapes in the Delta region. While the winery was established ten years after the first grapes were planted, it has grown tremendously along with the vineyards. Bogle Winery is currently producing 100,000 cases of wine. Winemaker Christopher Smith joined the winery in 1992. He sources fruit from some of the best vineyards throughout the State of California and blends that fruit with the best grapes from our Estate Vineyards in Clarksburg.