Community Tasting Note
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Slaz Likes this wine: 92 points
September 1, 2018 - Fully consistent with my July 2018 TN. Tasted best at closer to 60F.
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Mark1npt commented:
9/3/18, 6:52 AM - Interesting about the temp. Thanks. I've found with many of the Turleys, the opposite. Room temp really opened up the experience.
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Slaz commented:
9/3/18, 1:04 PM - Thanks, Mark1npt. Alcohol tends to overpower at room temp, at least to my taste, in wines that have 15+% alc. Turleys, in particular, tend to be around 15.5-16.0%. I typically decant at cellar temp for several hours prior to tasting in earnest; that way I get all the benefits of extra oxidation/breathing without having to bring the wine temp too high.
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Mark1npt commented:
9/3/18, 2:50 PM - Very interesting Slaz, I never thought of it that way. So many Cali zins are so high octane that the alcohol blows you away as soon as you open it. I just have never appreciated that with my Turleys and at room temp the black tea, clove and rose petal/fruit just opens up and fits my flavor profile. Now, you've got me thinking.......
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Slaz commented:
9/3/18, 8:38 PM - @Mark1npt: ultimately, it's up to you to decide what you like best, obviously. I'd encourage you, however, to study a few of your favorite Zins at varying temps after having decanted for a fixed period of time (two hours or longer tends to hit a sweet spot for powerful young Zins, in my experience).
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Mark1npt commented:
9/4/18, 5:26 AM - I agree completely with decanting and giving wine time. I do that routinely, but for my palate I just seem to prefer Turleys coming up to room temp. That really piques the taste profile for me, really opens up the flavors. Now many cheaper, poorly made Cali zins that are just alcohol bombs don't taste good to me at any temp, but it seems those you must drink cold if you are going to drink them.
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Slaz commented:
9/4/18, 10:01 AM - Thanks, Mark1npt. I understand your point better now. I say you continue to enjoy Turleys the way you enjoy them the most. After all, there is no exact science behind our differences in tastes and preferences!
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Mark1npt commented:
9/4/18, 10:24 AM - Right on Slaz...right on, you gotta drink what you like, the way you like!
I was in BDX last year and they insisted there was no reason NOT to drink whites after reds! And served many a tasting that way. In Napa, it's sacrilegious and will def get you a few bad looks. Cheers, pal!