Rombauer Vineyards, California (United States) Zinfandel 2021

 This is the kind of Zinfandel that people like myself with gray hair remember from the old days.  While Ridge was making knockout Zinfandels for the ages, others were making everyday Zins to be drunk upon release.  In this case, spicy red fruit pops out of the glass without being too dense or aggressive and with mellow oak to round it out.