Rank: 1st Place Rating: 89 Approximate Price: $16 Cutting: Our first place wine in the Lodi tasting features complex raspberry, black cherry and herbal characteristics but a somewhat short finish. The Michael & David Seven Deadly Zins is our top ranked Zinfandel in our Lodi tasting. It exhibits complex raspberry, black cherry and herbal […]
Lodi is located directly east of San Francisco Bay between Sacramento and Stockton and enjoys a fairly mild climate that offers hospitable conditions for growing Zinfandel grapes. Over the next several days we will taste and evaluate these five Zinfandels from Lodi. Kenwood Yulupa Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi (2007) Klinker Brick Old Vine Zinfandel […]
Rank: 2nd Place Rating: 89 Approximate Price: $24 Cutting: This solid spicy black cherry, blackberry and raspberry flavored wine was a favorite of several Zinfanatics. The Michael ~ David Earthquake Zinfandel features jammy black cherry, blackberry and raspberry aromas and flavors along with nice pepper and spice notes. Some tasters noted chocolate and plum characteristics […]
Summary None of the Lodi Zinfandels we tasted were considered undrinkable or bad by our Zinfanatic tasters. However, as a whole the Lodi wines are lighter and less impressive than the Sonoma County Zinfandels we tasted in May. The best of the Lodi Zinfandels from our June tasting would likely have ranked in the middle […]
