Klinker Brick, Lodi (California) Old Vine Zinfandel 2015

  Made with fruit from vines at least a half-century old, this attention- grabbing Zinfandel delivers a burst of ripe black and red fruit flavors.  This is a big, powerful wine, but good luck trying to find the amount of alcohol listed on the bottle (spoiler alert: hidden among the bricks towards the bottom of the design it’s listed at 15%).  Happily, that alcohol is fairly well integrated, and the wine offers a long, glossy finish.  Served with richly flavored and textured food it will be a fine accompaniment to a meal.  I recently enjoyed it with a big, juicy steak, but it’s also good with foods such chili, spaghetti and meatballs, and sausages.