Deep, rich, and attractive as well as a fine value, the 2004 Zinfandel Old Vine (92% Zinfandel and the rest Merlot, Alicante, and Syrah) offers plenty of jammy berry fruit interwoven with notions of licorice, herbs, smoke, and truffles. This sexy, dark ruby/plum-colored effort is meant to be consumed over the next 1-2 years. Tel. (800) 348-8466

Soft, hot and simple, with thin raspberry and cherry flavors that don’t have the concentrated intensity you expect from old Zinfandel vines.——S.H.(9/1/2007)—— 84