Review: 2012 Assembly Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi

Review: 2012 Assembly Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi

assembly zin bottle shot high resAssembly makes a handful of wine in the Lodi AVA of Northern California. Here’s a quick look at the company’s latest zinfandel release.

This is a tough wine, with a tobacco nose and echoes of beef jerky. The body is dense and chewy, with blackberries at the core alongside menthol, leather, and hickory smoke notes — decent fruit, but a bit muddied with distractions. The finish remains surprisingly tannic, somewhat walled off, and a little difficult to approach.

C+ / $17

2012 Assembly Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi

$17
6

Rating

6.0/10

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