Now in its 15th vintage, the unfiltered and unrefined Macauley Old Vine Zinfandel greets you with a bouquet of gorgeous, black fruit from plants that have learned the lessons of a century of summers. Beginning boldly, and then blowing off with notes of cherry chapstick, dried rose and rainy-day clay, the 2018 edition has an intriguing palate and a well-crafted structure. A restrained regimen of 40% new Virginia oak sands down any edges with a handsome aroma of Christmas spice and forest essences.