Palate--Rich, intense, baked bread under a rich layer of deep brooding dark berries. Finishes with a gentler presence of cherryberry but it's fleeting. Nicely structured and endearing.
This $14 Zin was marked down to $9 and I am always on the hunt for solid but affordable wines. This is pretty decent for the price and it will pair excellently with my homemade venison chili. Raise a glass!
*Lodi as one of many California "AVA's" [American Viticultural Areas] giving it a special (higher) status. The designation "Old Vines" is to suggest that because the vines of these grapes are generally close to 100 years old or greater, They have been stressed through weather, fires, etc. which at least in theory gives the grapes and the wines more "character" of the area called "Terroir."
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