Zynthesis 2009 Old Vine Zinfandel Zinfandel (Lodi)

Country: US / Old Vine Zinfandel
Variety: Zinfandel California
Winery: Zynthesis / Lodi

One must strain to smell the ripe plum at first in this wine that is otherwise more tannic than juicy or flavorful. Buoyed by American oak and a dash or two of Syrah and Petite Sirah it’s rightly priced.