One of our most popular Insider Deals of all-time is back! From one of the original Dry Creek Valley wineries, it’s the fabulous 94-Point, Bulk Buy rated Pedroncelli Mother Clone Zinfandel.
We’ve got an extra special treat for you today with one of our very favorite wines from one of our very favorite wineries, Pedroncelli! If you’ve been waiting to take advantage of one our Insider Deals, you can’t go wrong with this one, perhaps our most requested “repeat” deal from previous buyers.
If you’ve bought any of our previous Pedroncelli deals then you know just how special these wines are and can skip right on down to the buy button. (Can you say “Autobuy”?) For those unfamiliar with Pedroncelli, let us give you a little history…
We had a chance to visit the winery a few years ago and spend some time with Jim Pedroncelli, who along with his brother John, bought the winery from their father in 1963.
John Sr started the winery in 1927 (during Prohibition!) and managed to stay in business by selling grapes to home winemakers. By the time the 21st amendment was passed (repealing Prohibition) the winery was one of just four remaining in Dry Creek Valley. Now over 95 years later they are on to the fourth generation!
Over the years we’ve had a chance to taste many wines from Pedroncelli and have always been impressed, but one of our very favorites is the Mother Clone Zinfandel. We even snapped this picture of a previous vintage in barrel when we visited.
And the 2022 vintage we are offering today is one of the best yet, and accordingly gets a massive Overall Rating (8.8) on our scale, tying the highest score we’ve ever offered in one of our deals!
It also has a long list of gold medals and 90+ scores over the years, including 94-points from Wine Review Online and 92-points from both Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast on the 2022 we are offering today.
For the next two day we’re slashing the already extremely reasonable (and rarely discounted) SRP of just $24 substantially…
Through today’s deal you can get 4 bottles of the 2022 Pedroncelli Mother Clone Zinfandel for just $XX.95 ($XX.99/bottle).
This 4-pack deal is available to ship to the following states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV, WI and WY. (These states are dependent on the individual licenses of the offering winery and are not representative of all our deals. Every deal can have different, sometimes more, sometimes less, states available.)
Summer 2025 Shipping Options
We have both a Summer Shipping option (with heat protection) and a Summer Hold option. Our priority over the summer is to get your wine to you safely should you choose to have it shipped! Here are the details on both options:
Summer Ship (+$8) – Includes heat protection (styrofoam), freeze packs (when necessary), an upgrade to UPS 2-day shipping to minimize transit time when your order ships, and packages will only ship Monday through Wednesday to avoid them sitting somewhere hot over a weekend.
Because we’re only shipping at the beginning of the week, summer ship orders may take a bit more time to ship after the conclusion of the offer (likely 5-12 days rather than our normal 5-10).
These orders have an additional cost of $8 built into the product price for this Heat Protection Package. It is NOT possible (nor would it be advisable!) to purchase a deal with summer shipping without also including the Heat Protection Package.
Summer Hold (No Extra Charge) – Buy your wine now and have your shipment held (at no extra charge) for delivery in October! While we take every precaution we can with our Summer Shipping protocol, we also know that many of you travel or live in very hot areas where you don’t want to risk it (or you simply detest styrofoam).
Please note this is not a “ship-at-will” program, all your summer hold orders will ship (in cardboard/no styrofoam) at a date of our choosing in mid-October once temperatures have cooled down. Please read this post for important info to determine if the Summer Hold program is right for you.
Both Summer Ship and Summer Hold orders will incur the flat $7.99 shipping charge per order, no matter how many packs you buy. If this is your first time ordering please check out the shipping section of our FAQ for more information.
For your convenience you also have the option to select a UPS Store to ship to at checkout (with no extra fees) so you don’t have to be home to sign! For Summer Hold orders whatever shipping location option you choose at checkout (ship to home or ship to UPS Store) will apply in October.
Read on for our full review.
Clicking on the Add To Cart button above will take you to our checkout at shop.reversewinesnob.com. Once there you can adjust the quantity of 4-packs in your order. Ends Sunday 8/31/2025 at midnight (PT).
The Pedroncelli Mother Clone Zinfandel is 91% Zinfandel and 9% Petite Sirah from Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, California. The grapes come from a ranch planted to Zinfandel since 1904 and purchased by John Pedroncelli Sr in 1927. Most of the vineyard was re-planted in the 80s using vines cloned from the originals (hence the name) but the wine also includes fruit from the remaining 115+ year-old “Mother” vines as well. It spends 12 months in American oak, 30% new.
From the winery:
The Pedroncelli house is founded on Zinfandel. It was the first grape planted in the early 1900s, it was the first wine Giovanni made after Prohibition ended and it was also the first varietal we labeled under our name in 1947. Using the budwood from the mother vineyard to clone a second generation carries our vineyard story forward, echoing the generations of our family. The fruit from three generations of these “mother” vines are part of the blend as well as fruit from the Bushnell and Giovannoni vineyards.
HARVEST & WINEMAKING NOTES: The vintage of 2022 was influenced by low amounts of rain and was followed by a warm growing season which sped up maturity as well as concentrated flavors and color. Harvest was early to get ahead of the heat wave the first week of September. The different blocks were hand-picked the first part of September. This preserved the varietal flavors, aromatics and natural acidity.
At the crush pad, destemmed grapes are transferred to a fermentation tank to cold soak for 48 hours and then is inoculated with selected yeast. Daily pump-overs and fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks with delestage regimes are done for maximum phenolic extraction. Pressing follows and the new wine is transferred to storage tanks until barreled down. Twelve months of aging in American oak barrels develop additional complexity. The addition of Petite Sirah (9%) adds depth and structure to the wine.
TASTING NOTES: Our Mother Clone is a classic ‘Dry Creek’ Zinfandel with spicy aromas of cinnamon and white pepper along with red berries and a touch of vanilla. Black cherry flavors blend with vanilla, licorice, and warm baking spices. The berry-spice combination, so typical of Dry Creek Zin, includes a touch of pepper on the rounded finish which is a hallmark of our style. Enjoy now or cellar for three to five years.
APPELLATION Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County
AGING 12 months in American Oak barrels, 30% new oakPH 3.90
TOTAL ACIDITY .600g / 100 mlProduced & Bottled by Pedroncelli Winery
15.5% Alcohol
Cork
And now on to our review:
The 2022 Pedroncelli Mother Clone Zinfandel opens with a wonderful aroma of blackberry, plum, baking spice, licorice and touches of vanilla that all combine seamlessly. It’s a fantastic start.
Taking a sip reveals a lovely, super smooth, super harmonious, medium to full-bodied wine filled with juicy dark berry fruit, more wonderfully integrated spice, vanilla and a little cola.
Balanced and delicious, black pepper and spice lead into the dry, grippy, extremely long finish of this fantastic wine. It was similar on day 2 and still going strong on day 3.
And while it’s drinking amazingly well now, we know from experience that the wines from Pedroncelli get even better with age so don’t be afraid to stock up.
This is one of the better vintages of this wine we’ve tasted and that’s saying something! There is tons of value in this wine.
Cheers,
Jon
2022 PEDRONCELLI MOTHER CLONE ZINFANDEL
Taste: 10 (94+ points) Cost: 5
OVERALL RATING: 8.8
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