Lastly, the 2016 Zinfandel Reserve checks in as 85% Zinfandel, 13% Petite Sirah, and 2% Syrah that spent a full 20 months in 60% new French oak. Tons of black fruits, scorched earth, singed cedar, and chocolate notes emerge from this effort, and it's sweetly fruited, medium to full-bodied, and packs plenty of fruit while staying balanced. There's some obvious oak here yet it plays well with the spicy Zinfandel fruit and this certainly offers pleasure. This was a great vintage for Zinfandel, and you see the quality here.

This is a thick, viscous, jammy and rich wine, robustly layered and voluptuously ripe. Spicy blackberry and brown sugar meet toasted oak and vanilla accents, appealing to fans of a big style.