Ravenswood Winery-Old Vine Zinfandel-Lodi-California-2006-$12.23-A classic Zinfandel nose of dark fruit and spice, dark amber in color. Zesty, plum, dark cherries, spice, a good valued Zin. WS-83 CR-4 Good with pasta, ribs, chicken.
Kilikanoon Wines-The Lackey-Shiraz-Australia-2006-$11.99-A over the top big fake fruit bomb nose, kind of artificial, dark purple in color. I enjoy most Australian Shiraz, don’t mind a big fruit bomb..as long as it tastes real, this one for me was a lost lab experiment. Blackberry, plum and bacon, awkward taste, I did not get what the critics got. RP-89 WS-89 CR-2.5 Good with a big steak that can mask the taste of the wine.