2020 vintage Zinfandel

Frey Vineyard · Lodi

Zinfandel

In bottle Last updated July 2026

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.

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Vintage2020
FruitZinfandel
SourceFrey Vineyard · Lodi
VesselFrench oak
Scale1.8 tons · projected 252 gallons

Wine highlights

18 months French oak
Northern Lodi Fruit source
4 berries Recorded fruit spectrum
Cocoa + smoke Oak-led finish

01 / Progress

The wine,
step by step.

  1. Source

    Northern Lodi fruit

    The Zinfandel came from the northern Lodi region, a part of San Joaquin County known for expressive fruit.

    Lodi
  2. Élevage

    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.

    18 months

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
Keep in the record

Add a current bottle note and record which fruit and oak details remain most vivid.

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.