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Plungerhead Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel

8.8689 ratings
8.510 pro ratings
Lodi, Central Valley, California, USA
Zinfandel
Lamb, Chicken, Turkey, White Rice, Pasta, Potato, Herbs, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Tomato-Based, Duck, Exotic Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pork, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Beef, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Sipping Fine Wine

A blend of mostly Zinfandel with some Petite Sirah, Merlot, Malbec & Petit Verdot added. Dark Ruby with berry fruit and spicy oak character. On the palate sweet jammy berry fruit flavors with cinnamon spice and toasty oak tones. Big tannins, medium ending with a sweet vanilla edge and jolt of spice.

A blend of mostly Zinfandel with some Petite Sirah, Merlot, Malbec & Petit Verdot added. Dark Ruby with berry fruit and spicy oak character. On the palate sweet jammy berry fruit flavors with cinnamon spice and toasty oak tones. Big tannins, medium ending with a sweet vanilla edge and jolt of spice.

Jul 10th, 2021
Kristy Pawlik

Mild front taste smoky sweet finish, cherry chocolate. Very light one of best yet

Mild front taste smoky sweet finish, cherry chocolate. Very light one of best yet

10 people found it helpfulFeb 19th, 2014
Justin Hunter

14.5% ALC jammy, tannins well balanced

14.5% ALC jammy, tannins well balanced

4 people found it helpfulMay 15th, 2014
Josh Beham

Quaffable. fruit forward, little bit of smoke and tobacco, w a balanced finish. Good buy.

Quaffable. fruit forward, little bit of smoke and tobacco, w a balanced finish. Good buy.

3 people found it helpfulJan 17th, 2015
Sean Latham

Low tannin, no cloying sweetness. Not complex for a Zin, but very drinkable. Great as a house wine at this price.

Low tannin, no cloying sweetness. Not complex for a Zin, but very drinkable. Great as a house wine at this price.

2 people found it helpfulFeb 14th, 2015
Sipping Fine Wine

A blend of 80% Zinfandel, 14% Petite Sirah, 3% Merlot, 2% Malbec & 1% Petit Verdot. Who IS that dude on the label? That’s Eddie, whose image represents their unusual collection of wines. Dark Ruby with a spicy oaky character. On the palate sweet jammy berry fruit flavors with cinnamon spice and toasty oak tones. Tight tannins, medium ending with a sweet edge, almost too sweet.

A blend of 80% Zinfandel, 14% Petite Sirah, 3% Merlot, 2% Malbec & 1% Petit Verdot. Who IS that dude on the label? That’s Eddie, whose image represents their unusual collection of wines. Dark Ruby with a spicy oaky character. On the palate sweet jammy berry fruit flavors with cinnamon spice and toasty oak tones. Tight tannins, medium ending with a sweet edge, almost too sweet.

1 person found it helpfulNov 25th, 2018
Tyler Martinelli

15% alc?!?!
Wooooo!!!
Very smooth and easy to drink; dangerous. A little too oaky at first but opens up nicely as it--well, opens up...😂🍷

15% alc?!?!
Wooooo!!!
Very smooth and easy to drink; dangerous. A little too oaky at first but opens up nicely as it--well, opens up...😂🍷

1 person found it helpfulJul 3rd, 2018
Gregory Von Dare

Dark purple color and not clear. Big legs. Distant nose of plum and leather with some cinnamon and minerals. Lovely, smooth palate with balanced tannin and a slightly bitter finish with leather on the lips. Very drinkable.

Dark purple color and not clear. Big legs. Distant nose of plum and leather with some cinnamon and minerals. Lovely, smooth palate with balanced tannin and a slightly bitter finish with leather on the lips. Very drinkable.

1 person found it helpfulApr 4th, 2018
Kristin the Wine Girl

Nose of driv8ng by an oil refinery with fermented raspberries. Explosive astringent berry bomb. Far better than the one-dimensional petite sirah that they produce.

Nose of driv8ng by an oil refinery with fermented raspberries. Explosive astringent berry bomb. Far better than the one-dimensional petite sirah that they produce.

1 person found it helpfulJan 14th, 2018
Lori Sullivan

Black fruit, tobacco, cranberry, dark spices & residual sugar that made it very quaffable.

Black fruit, tobacco, cranberry, dark spices & residual sugar that made it very quaffable.

1 person found it helpfulJan 2nd, 2015