March 8, 2024 - Have this for 11 years and found it now to be in decline. The wine is slightly darker than I expected. The wine is also an expressive example of one of Turley's early cabernet's. Aromatically it seems older than it is however in mouth the wine is rich with ripe plum and yet still sulpher driven aromatically which tells me it has some room to work improve. Now back to in mouth expression..... the wine is ripe plum, some chocaolate (maybe darker chocolate) and lead pencil. Finish includes very little fruit and more ground driven notes. Those include pepper, mushroom and oregono. All that said, the wine is close to peaking and will require a long decant (plus 4 hours) as it got better with air.
May 19, 2023 - 1-hour decant; well-balanced with good structure; dark red fruit and hints of tobacco.
January 28, 2022 - Big, dark, rich. Mellow tannins of black tea. Well balanced mild acidity.
Wonderful California cab.
Decanted - a lot of fine sediment.
Needs a bit of air to really open up.
August 27, 2019 - Big step up from the estate. Crunchy palate that is very long. Lots of cassis and blackberry on nose and palate, good spice. Dry/tart. Some tannins but now very approachable. Good with food (pizza tonight).
April 3, 2019 - 14.9% abv. Dark ruby, very expressive aromas. Ripe plum, black olive, coffee, graphite and sage on the palate. Suave, with excellent depth and length. Still young with plenty of room for improvement.
December 2, 2018 - Black currant and graphite. Medium-full bodied with warm baking spices on the finish. Really nice. Not a full body Zin from this producer. It's much more balanced. Good structure will allow this to age more. Drink now - 2023.
November 9, 2018 - Disappointing. No legs and thin mouthfeel and no finish. Booooooo!
June 25, 2017 - Really disappointing. The wine was thin, lacked meaningful fruits and an unpleasant aftertaste. I don't think the bottle was turned, this just didn't deliver.
April 29, 2017 - Well balanced; mild tannins; good cabernet flavor with dark red fruit and cassis; slight tobacco; moderate finish
March 11, 2017 - Well balanced and smooth. Classy. This is great now, but will benefit from a few more years in the cellar.