Frey Vineyard · Lodi
Zinfandel
A fruit-driven Lodi Zinfandel given enough French oak time to layer cocoa, spice, and smoke beneath its bright mix of blueberry, cherry, boysenberry, and cranberry.
Wine highlights
01 / Progress
The wine,
step by step.
- SourceLodi
Northern Lodi fruit
The Zinfandel came from the northern Lodi region, a part of San Joaquin County known for expressive fruit.
- Élevage18 months
French-oak development
The wine aged in French oak for 18 months, adding spice, cocoa, and a tobacco-like smoky finish to the vibrant fruit.
02 / Tasting record · Cellar record
“Candied fruit energy followed by spice, cocoa, and smoke.”
The recorded profile is generous and fruit-forward, moving through blueberry, cherry, boysenberry, and cranberry before the oak and soil deepen the finish.
Wine profile
- Fruit
- Blueberry · cherry · boysenberry · cranberry
- Spice
- Warm and expressive
- Finish
- Cocoa · tobacco-like smoke
03 / Notes
What stays
in the record.
The profile
This Zinfandel was recorded as an explosive, candied-fruit wine whose oak brought depth rather than replacing the fruit. Its finish moved into spice, cocoa, and a tobacco-like smoke.