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Packed with spicy, ripe red fruit with a hint of dark chocolate. Full bodied and rich, but still very drinkable and great value.

Classic Michael this - although the 2014 is his first vintage making a pure Mourvèdre, this is brimming with his signature 'lightness of touch'. There is some good dusty grip in the middle and th...(read more)

An amazing, proper old vine Zin from one of our favourite Americans. Richly layered with blueberry, blackberry and fragrant plum, all undercut with rich tannins and plenty of body. That berry fra...(read more)

This wine is made from the Schmiedt family Zinfandel vineyard on the east side of Lodi. Planted in 1902 this vineyard has seen some sh!t. Can you imagine? Taste a little bit of history with this...(read more)

Gorgeously spicy, clove and cinnamon spots draw out the elegant blueberry and sweet mulberry fruit notes, the mid-palate here is plummy and joyously harmonious. Minimal intervention but gorgeous...(read more)

Of the two Zinfandels that Michael makes, this is the brighter, more restrained style that impressed us enormously when we tasted together amongst the vines of Lodi. In a line-up of the region's...(read more)

Yup that’s right Desolate is back! Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot and Syrah co-fermented field blend is back. 2016 was not as hot as 2013 during the time I was harvesting this field so I was able to...(read more)

The crown jewels from a venerable vineyard with some of the best Zinfandel at its heart.