1999 Clayton Estate Vineyard Zinfandel ‘Old Vine’

Here’s a ripe, full-blooded Zinfandel from 80-year-old vines at prices like the old days. It has a bit of the Rhone in the nose, a scent of dark berries and herbs. Inky and intense, with a strong grip of tannin, it’s a wine that demands food with bold flavors.

--S. Irene Virbila

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Region: Lodi, Calif.

Price: About $14.

Style: Concentrated, old-vine Zinfandel.

Food it goes with: Strong-flavored foods -- daube, roast pork, ribs, barbecue.

Where you’ll find it: Beverage Warehouse in Marina del Rey, (310) 306-2822; Pasadena Wine Merchants in Pasadena, (626) 396-9234; and the Wine House in Los Angeles, (310) 479-3731.