Tasting OldVines in Whites??

As I was drinking the Foxen OV CheninBlanc last night, it occurred to me that I have no idea what "old vines" tastes like in white wines.

In tasting OV reds (Zins/mixed blacks), like from Ridge/Carlisle/Bedrock/etc, over the yrs; I (think) I can often taste what I think to be an OV character in those wines...a sorta "dusty" character that I associate with OV's. Could be I'm just fooling myself, though. In some Zins/mixed blacks that I know to be from OV, sometimes I cannot pick up much/any OV character, depending on how the wine was made. OV character in Pinot/Cab/Merlot/Syrah/Mourvedre?? Forget about that...can't identify any OV character in those, not even ContraCosta Mataro. Perhaps my data base is simply not large enough for OV's in those varieties.

So...for all those folks here-abouts w/ more experience in wine than me...can you identify or describe any unique character you pick up in tasting OV whites?? Surely MikeDildine has a definitive answer on this one?

Tom (throwing out today's esoteric/thought-provoking question)

Just to wish you and your family a great festive holiday!

OV Zins, yes, I get a dusty character, too. Gotta be really old, pre WW2, though.
I can't think of any OV whites I've had recently. The only one I recall was Joseph Swan Angelo's Old Vine White, and those plants were pulled (sadly) some years ago. Ant that was a delicious white blend but I didn't attach any particular "OV" character to it.

Some might find the following link interesting

https://www.sfchronicle.com/wine/articl ... 824260.php

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[David M. Bueker]

I have a great deal of experience of comparing old vines and younger vines from the same sites in Mosel wines. The old vines very often have greater depth of flavor. I am not sure how else to explain it, but that there is more stuffing, even when the wines are similar ripeness.

Tom's post "Jon Bonne: The Wines Must Tell a Story" I believe answers his question.
"Old vines"ike my Great Aunt Fanny (1896-1996) had lots of great stories to tell.

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