Country: US / Marian’s Vineyard
Variety: Zinfandel California
Winery: St. Amant / Lodi
Either there’s some residual sugar or the high alcohol, 15.8%, gives this wine a sweet taste, or both. Either way, it tastes like liquified raspberry, cherry and blackberry jam, with a squeeze of chocolate syrup. One-third new oak adds caramel and butterscotch.