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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.5 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 19 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by redz on 5/10/2021 & rated 91 points: Medium purple, took a little while to open up, then nice nose of roses. Enjoyable, kinda like a spicy, lighter weight syrah. Might continue to improve. (405 views) | | | Tasted by B&PBaker on 12/11/2017 & rated 92 points: Bordeaux like nose. Lots of black cherry on the long finish. 92 (1082 views) | | | Tasted by leadpencil on 7/27/2015 & rated 92 points: Full bodied. Blueberry, spice. Reminds me a little of a mature petite sirah. (1451 views) | | | Tasted by lebo9968@gmail.com on 10/19/2014 & rated 87 points: Not sure what to make of the wine. Pretty deep purple color. Nose and palate showing red fruit with a good measure of tannin. Not a whole lot of depth or complexity. (1687 views) | | | Tasted by skinut on 7/27/2013 & rated 89 points: Thought I grabbed the Zin and once I tasted it looked at the label more closely because it didn't taste like a zin. Really nice, complex with slightly restrained nose. (2264 views) | | | Tasted by btock on 12/1/2012 & rated 90 points: Very solid showing, dark purple/black profile, some rocks and minerality throughout, tannins in check but adding structure. Fruit opens up with a bit of air, and the wine was good on day 2 as well. A rustic wine in the flavor profile but very well presented. (2299 views) | | | Tasted by jfkwines on 1/10/2012 & rated 91 points: Damn this is good. lots of fruit and structure but after 10-15 minutes inthe glass really softened up and the fruit flowed. The were big berries and plums with out the spice of a Turley Zin and now syrup like flavors. I have always drank these early and not 'understood' the varietal or perhaps the winemaker's goal. I belive this is what they were striving for. I am very pleased. (2527 views) | | | Tasted by Acohen on 12/18/2011 & rated 88 points: Big red fruit and nice spice with medium finish (2037 views) | | | Tasted by Acohen on 7/21/2010 & rated 89 points: Very nice body and good red fruit with some spice and a good finish (2296 views) | | | Tasted by cplam on 7/9/2010 & rated 90 points: Good nose, nice body, not too complex (2033 views) | | | Tasted by kain on 2/19/2010 & rated 84 points: The wine was well made; good color and clarity without alcohol or oak sticking out but meh... One dimensional generic red fruit. Just seemed muddled and non-descript. As Mark C wrote the structure is bigger than the fruit profile (2406 views) | | | Tasted by beezer6 on 7/3/2009 & rated 91 points: Let breathe for two hours.
Lovely deep purple color.
Nose of rich cassis, loads of cocoa powder, ripe red cherries and raspberries.
Palate is round, silky, showing gobs of fresh chocolate covered cherries.
Beautiful finish. Opulent and sexy. Gorgeous oak integration. This is a winner. Very nice.
Always love Turley. (2078 views) | | | Tasted by MarkC on 12/16/2008: I don't get Charbono. I've only had a few Charbonos, and at least the Turleys are drinkable, but Charbono generally seems like an austere wine with some weird fruit notes that don't mesh with the structure. Almost reminds me of Petite Sirah in some respects. Better than the Foley version. (2345 views) |
| By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2008, IWC Issue #138
(Turley Wine Cellars Charbono Tofanelli Vineyard Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Turley Producer websiteCharbono Varietal character (Appellation America)
From Wikipedia:
"Charbono is a grape variety found in California. It is not very common in California, but is the second most commonly grown variety in Argentina, where it is known as Bonarda (which is not the same as the Bonarda Piemontese varietal). The wine made from charbono tends to be dark, with medium to high tannins and acidity.
After genetic testing conducted by Carole Meredith, it was determined to be the same grape as the grape known as Corbeau, Douce Noire, or Charbonneau in the Savoie region of France; but in spite of repeated references, it is probably not related to Dolcetto of the Piedmont. Both varieties produce prodigious quantities of large clusters of very dark grapes, but Dolcetto ripens early and produces light, fruity wines with limited aging potential. Charbono ripens quite late and produces wines of great substance, with significant aging potential. It is likely that this confusion arose because an Italian synonym for Dolcetto is "Dulce Nero" which translates to "sweet black," as does the french name "Douce Noir" for Charbono."
USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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