Turley zinfandels age beautifully. Apples, dates, figs, blueberries, pepper, licorice, and dark chocolate. Big and bold. Surprisingly big tannins. (Lots of sediment.) Flows smoothly. Ridiculously good value. I don’t know why Robert Parker wasn’t keen on this wine in his 2005 review, because it is the kind of wine I could see him scoring 95-100.
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Still has plenty of fruit (black and red). I did not pick up any pruney notes, unlike some reviewers (FWIW my bottle slumbered in professional storage for nearly all its life). Alas, I also didn't pick up much in the way of acid or tannin. The fruit was mostly sufficient to mask the alcohol. Altogether, this is a big, ripe, jam-fruited zin with plenty of flavor still, but not much structure. Some will hate it; but others may like or love it.
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6/12/2021 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 94 Points
Turley zinfandels age beautifully. Apples, dates, figs, blueberries, pepper, licorice, and dark chocolate. Big and bold. Surprisingly big tannins. (Lots of sediment.) Flows smoothly. Ridiculously good value. I don’t know why Robert Parker wasn’t keen on this wine in his 2005 review, because it is the kind of wine I could see him scoring 95-100.
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10/30/2019 - ParisWino wrote:
Still has plenty of fruit (black and red). I did not pick up any pruney notes, unlike some reviewers (FWIW my bottle slumbered in professional storage for nearly all its life). Alas, I also didn't pick up much in the way of acid or tannin. The fruit was mostly sufficient to mask the alcohol. Altogether, this is a big, ripe, jam-fruited zin with plenty of flavor still, but not much structure. Some will hate it; but others may like or love it.
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6/5/2017 - wynlvr Likes this wine:
Thank god I have more, this wine is young and fresh and alive. This wine was open for more tan 2.5 hours and still going strong.
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5/17/2017 - barrytaylor Does not like this wine: 79 Points
over the hill
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11/22/2015 - M DU VIN Likes this wine: 92 Points
Despite the bottle age, this Zin still has wonderful fruit and balance.
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