May 18, 2022 - Doing very well, and still has quite a bit of life left.
May 19, 2021 - Very nice jammy zin with a lot of flavor
February 14, 2021 - Opened and poured with pesto pasta. Delicious and ripe bramble, with some secondaries just starting to show through. Hoisin, blacks. Tiny bit of heat, but not toooo bad. Some classic zinny bramble on the nose. Nice offering. Day two under vacuvin...meaty, some licorice, iron notes on the nose, unctuous fruit, but not too flabby or too overboard....this gets close to the line but doesn't go overboard IMO. Flamboyant in an brooding sort of way.
September 26, 2020 - Classic big Zin from Turley. Dark fruit, rich color. 15.6 ABV but smooth and fairly mellow. Ready to drink but should be good for a couple more years.
July 5, 2019 - Dark crimson in color. 15.6% ABV. Soaring nose of jammy red fruits, licorice, kirsch and pepper. Big, full bodied Zinfandel with ample acidity. Plush, ripe and rich. Mostly well balanced. Raspberry liqueur, cherry compote and white pepper on the palate. Tremendous length on the finish. Modern, full throttle Zinfandel that paired brilliantly with BBQ chicken on the 4th of July. Best over the next 1-2 years.
March 15, 2019 - Still a little alcohol on the nose but primarily dark fruit, a little candied in the nose. Slight raisin/port on the nose and oak. Full body, tannins have subsided and mostly rich dark fruit with a little prune/raisin starting to show but still has time. A little “syrupy” but this is a decent aged Zin. Would be great with sausage/bbq etc. would say drink up now and 2-3 more years.
February 24, 2019 - Drinking very well, with good Zin spice, good depth, and decent balance. Not a big Zin by any stretch (probably due to vintage), this suited my palate very well and was my favorite of the trio of 2011's (Old Vine, Dusi, Duarte).
November 23, 2018 - Still plenty of life
September 25, 2018 - Decanted an hour before - great upfront fruit and luscious back-end. This wine is drinking very well and can last a few more years - but why - it is in a great place.
May 28, 2018 - Very nice. Satarupa thinks it would have been better a year ago.