2011 Turley Zinfandel Judge Bell

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  3/24/2016 - Z1nnfull wrote: 89 Points

  I'm giving this an 89 as it is a very good wine, it just was not made in the Amador County/Sierra foothills style, with which I am highly familiar. It struggles to be medium-bodied, it is elegant with some depth and complexity. I did not find it 100% varietally correct, as it lacked the spice and heft of foothill Zin, even at 15.4% alcohol. If I had this in a blind tasting, don't know that I would have picked it out as a Zin. It reminded me more of an elegant Dry Creek Valley Zin, and I did not think that was what I was buying. That said, I want to be fair and rate as to the quality of the wine...it just wasn't what I thought I was buying. I like their Old Vine Zin better, but Rombauer is the best in this price range. Drinking well now, but give it some air.

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  10/2/2015 - swillpower wrote:

  Perhaps one of the least hyped of the Turley lineup, this is almost shockingly understated for an Amador Zin. Nonetheless, it delivers a surprisingly elegant package, with great Zin-berry fruit in a package of suave cherry, briar, and rhubarb. It is decidedly middleweight for a foothill Zin, nimble and emphatic at the same time. My last bottle, one I wish I'd bought in greater quantity.

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  6/14/2015 - K&J Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Extraordinary zinfandel! Delicate body with elegant finesse, great nose and fruit.

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  5/1/2015 - JSPuskar Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Very smooth, almost light for a Turley Zin. Enjoyable.

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  4/11/2015 - Jmb4263 wrote: 93 Points

  Outstanding bottle of wine. Drinking wonderfully now.

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