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The Scarlet Path Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2022 is a $7.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive. It was made for Aldi by a branch of a large, family-owned, organic winery located in the Monterey AVA of California’s Central Coast. Since this isn’t an organic wine, it seems they purchased the grapes from local Lodu growers.
The Scarley Path is a wine available with each vintage. Here is a link to our review of the 2021 vintage. The 2021 vintage had a red satin-lie (fuzzy) label with a large S. The 2022 has a new label that shows a woman walking through the vineyard holding a long red scarf that forms an S.
Lodi has the largest amount of old vine plants on their original roots (not grafted)and these vines are highly sought after.
For more information about Lodi here is a link with some interesting information.
There are no production notes for the Scarlet Path Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2022, but it looks to be oak-aged and has the proper amount of time aging for a wine in this price range. The alcohol content is 13.5%.
The Scarlet Path Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2022 Tasting Notes
The color is a glassy black cherry red. The nose is a little smokey, with red berries, spice, a savory note, and a little dark chocolate. The Scarlet Path Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2022 is ripe and juicy with interesting secondary flavors.
This Zinfandel Tastes like ripe black cherry, a slap of spice, cool blueberry, raspberry, black pepper, and tart cranberry. The tannins are sweet and do not bite and the acidity does its job well.
The Summary
- The Scarlet Path Old Vine Lodi Zinfandel 2022 is a solid $7.99 Zinfandel.
- It is very sippable, would pair well with comfort food and the price is right.
