The 2018 Geyserville is an infant. That much is obvious, especially in this lineup of otherwise more settled 2018s. Ripe Zinfandel flavours drive the overall profile. A blast of wild cherry, leather, tobacco, smoke, licorice, menthol, and spice hit the palate first, followed by swaths of tannin and a touch of new oak that suggest the wine still needs time to come together. Readers should be in no rush. I am not sure that 2018 will ever be truly refined, as it is quite burly today. Aeration helps to some degree.

68% Zinfandel, 20% Carignane, 10% Petite Sirah and 2% Alicante Bouschet.