Boneshaker, Zinfandel Lodi 2022

Old vines yielding only a little, very concentrated fruit are the source of this full-tilt red wine from the Lodi and Central Coast appellations of the USA.

If ever there was a wine made for your very finest home-made hamburger with all the trimmings and sauces, or your most succulent glazed, barbecued ribs, this is the one.

In a solid, heavy bottle, deeply indented at the base, and with huge, robust fruit underpinned by dark chocolate and vanilla flavours, not to mention 15% alcohol, there's nothing in this sumptuous selection that even goes near the brakes.