Michael David Winery, Lust Zinfandel, Lodi
Michael David Winery · California › Lodi › United States of America
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
91
/100
Reviews
7
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
1010
Reviews
91.4
Avg Score
94
Highest
Taster #8279
· Dec 29, 2025
89/100
Quick decant. Nose of toasted coconut, wild berry, earth, and a touch of tobacco leaf. Massive barrel-driven wall of vanilla, oak, and dark chocolate on the palate with sharp, tart black raspberry and hints of chicory and bay leaf. Tacky tannins and a roar of alcohol and American oak on the finish with a lingering herbal underpinning.
2020 vintage
Taster #4243
· May 2, 2018
Even in 2018, this has not gone down hill. The chocolate overtones remain the big issue in food pairing.
2005 vintage
Taster #2857
· Sep 2, 2012
94/100
Taste of very raspberry. Very fruit forward. Very smooth. Noise includes cassis and fruit. Lovely.
2005 vintage
Taster #1518
· May 29, 2011
91/100
Popped and poured, blackberry liqueur, pepper, vanilla, jammy, big, ripe, but not overdone, simular to an aussie shiraz. Nice!!
2005 vintage
Taster #6132
· Aug 26, 2010
Don't know- drinking and grabbing random bottles wine while drunk- not a good idea. Drank at Houston's with their awesome French Dip. I remembered this was tasty- but that is about it. :(
2005 vintage
Taster #5089
· Aug 17, 2010
91/100
Friends brought this to our 8/17/10 backyard BBQ. It had a big, ripe and pleasant bouquet of blackberry, black cherry, blueberry, vanilla and spice aromas. The palate was big, smooth, tasty and well integrated with flavors that followed the nose. 90+
2005 vintage
Taster #1869
· Jun 27, 2009
92/100
This is a big, bold Zin with ripe fruit and rich chocolate tones. Very rich and pleasant on the nose and palate. A full-bodied wine that lives up to its name. The tannins were very fine and just melted into the background giving the wine great structure, ultimately ending with a very respectable medium length finish.
2005 vintage
Taster #4243
· Apr 8, 2009
91/100
Largely agree with other posted comments. Consider chocolate overtones (a characteristic of many Michael-David big wines??) when pairing with food.
2005 vintage
Taster #7397
· Nov 27, 2008
92/100
What a great zin - powers you without being overpowering - full bodied, ripe ripe fruit - makes you lust for more!
2005 vintage
Taster #5042
· May 31, 2008
DC Zin Offline : I and some other tasters found the amount of new oak in this wine to be off putting, but many really liked it. I thought there was some really nice fruit underneath but the oak was too much. Strong hint of vanilla on the nose. Nice full, rich mouthfeel, and long finish. A very polarizing wine, some tastered remarked it was "horrible" while others thought it was terrific. Group #1 with 22 votes.
2005 vintage