Not as interesting as I'd hoped. A bit raisiny, plum, baking spices, etc. A touch hot, but it was 15.2% or something. Good Zin, just not what I'd hoped from a 20 year old bottle of Turley.
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This is drinking surprisingly well (I say surprising given more recent notes here). Nice bright brambly cherry fruit that I associate with Zin, but also quite smooth. This has aged really well – perhaps underscoring the truism that with old wines, there are great bottles more than great wines.
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Popped and let sit for about an hour then poured. I think this is past its prime by a couple of years or was mistreated in its youth. Rather tart but raisiney at the same time. Not complexity, rather yuck! Let it "come together" over a couple of hours but it refused to. Got a little better. but if you've got some, either give it to someone who won't know better or experiment yourself...just don't expect too much.
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12/18/2022 - Pitkin_CT Likes this wine: 97 Points
Starting to show some brown around the edge. Still full bodied with great, sweet fruit
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5/2/2020 - klezman wrote:
Not as interesting as I'd hoped. A bit raisiny, plum, baking spices, etc. A touch hot, but it was 15.2% or something. Good Zin, just not what I'd hoped from a 20 year old bottle of Turley.
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1/2/2019 - Ron Slye wrote: 91 Points
This is drinking surprisingly well (I say surprising given more recent notes here). Nice bright brambly cherry fruit that I associate with Zin, but also quite smooth. This has aged really well – perhaps underscoring the truism that with old wines, there are great bottles more than great wines.
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1/18/2011 - M DU VIN wrote: 90 Points
Seems to be on the decine.
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1/23/2010 - drycab wrote:
Popped and let sit for about an hour then poured. I think this is past its prime by a couple of years or was mistreated in its youth. Rather tart but raisiney at the same time. Not complexity, rather yuck! Let it "come together" over a couple of hours but it refused to. Got a little better. but if you've got some, either give it to someone who won't know better or experiment yourself...just don't expect too much.
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