About the Wine: Lodi is a growing region in central California best known for its production of Zinfandel (the red wine, not the pink crap.) The appellation has gained prestige in recent years and the mention of it on a label is a good sign. I'm used to seeing bottles from there go for between fifteen and twenty-five dollars. What an eleven dollar price tag means, I have no idea.
About THIS Wine: The color is very light for a cab, a red center with a pink rim. Plum and clove make up a rich and pleasant nose. The palate is thick, almost syrupy with pomegranate and fairly sharp tannins fading into a cherry finish.
Drinking This Wine: A bit too tannic for a sipping wine, this would go well with meaty pasta dishes or lasagna.
Overall Impression: The wine buyer at the story where I was says this drinks like a twenty dollar bottle. I would say closer to fifteen. Either way, at eleven this a great value.
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