Reviews
Lot 487 | 2012 Lodi
Field Blend
95 Pts, Platinum Medal: Critics Challenge; Food and Wine Magazine Summer Pick; One of Cam's favorite red blends.
$13.00
(131 Reviews)
Wine Details
Fantastic nose of smoky spice interwoven with cherry pie, rich blackberry, and chocolately oak notes. Juicy and succulent on the palate, with perfect tannins and structure and a long, warm finish of cherries and chocolate. Hints of blueberry, kirsch and black pepper show up with a bit of air. Very approachable, and a terrific accompaniment to pizza, creamy pastas, burgers, and BBQ.
- Vintage
- 2012
- Appellation
- Lodi
- Grape
- Zinfandel 57%, Syrah 17%, Petite Sirah 16%, Tempranillo 10%
- Alcohol by Volume
- 13.9%
- Cases Produced
- 10000 Cases
- Drink/hold
- Now through 2019
- Release Email
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Cam Confidential
Our Lodi connections continue to impress me with their quality, and Lot 487 2012 Lodi Field Blend is no exception. By now, most of you know that the 2012 vintage was one of the best in California history, and our connections in the southeastern hills of Lodi performed wonderfully. Located where the soil structures turn decidedly more volcanic and have better access to the cooling delta breezes, the vineyards received the full benefit of a terrific growing season. Barrel aged in mostly French oak, this wine offers tremendous value and beautiful oak integration unmatched by similar wines at this price point.
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David Mac
Verified Purchase
2/19/2020
A cornucopia of flavor
This was a wild wine on the palette. All those interesting varieties made for an interesting, if not muddled experience. Good, not great.
Jerry
Verified Purchase
1/15/2019
2012 Great Vintage
Astonishing blend!!
Wine Lover
Verified Purchase
11/1/2016
Best Blend
This is the best blend we have had from CH. It is a shame that it is sold out.
Michael
Verified Purchase
2/21/2016
Love it
This was the first wine we purchased from Cam and is probably still our favorite to date in regard to great taste at such a low price. An excellent blend!
Gary
12/8/2015
Good wine for the price
Bought a couple of bottles of this on a close out at a local grocery store and tried it the other day. Now I'm not a big fan of Zin blends but this one caught me by surprise. Plump juicy wine to drink with food. We had it with cheese and crackers but it would go good with any kind of red meat. A real steal at this price.
edbianc
Verified Purchase
12/5/2015
A Very good QPR wine
Beautifully balanced wine with fruit forward notes that blend into a semi dry finish that has some depth and clarity. This is a smooth wine with great mouth feel and no harsh tannin.
Barry
Verified Purchase
11/20/2015
Just Outstanding
A gorgeous zin blend....astonishing at this price point! Beautifully balanced, wonderful bouquet, no "heat" here. Cam is right about this being a great BBQ and Pizza "summer" wine. I'll be very sad when the last of my couple cases are gone.
Dan
Verified Purchase
11/17/2015
Very good
We definitely enjoyed Lot 487. A great value with characteristics you normally find in wine north of $30 a bottle. No harsh alcohol, just rounded fruit with dominant Zin. Makes us want to have more.
J E
Verified Purchase
9/15/2015
This was the best of the Lodi reds offered
Outstanding.
Marcia
Verified Purchase
9/11/2015
Love this wine
Yummy blackberry, cherry with hint of oak. Want more!