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• Somm David T Likes this wine: 93 points

  June 26, 2020 - I view Turley Zinfandel much like Williams Selyem wines when they are young, good not great.
  
  They need ten years plus to show you greatness. There is no faking bottle age properly stored.
  
  I can’t drink their wine young. Too primitive, astringent, all tannin, wood & baking spices.
  
  The nose reveals, ripe, ruby, candied fruits that are; stewed & naked, jammy fruit of; black plum, blackberry, black raspberries, plum, raspberries, mulberries, olallieberries, boysenberries, dark cherries, blue fruit mix, rhubarb & ripe date & some figs. Steeped black tea, creamy violet cola, black licorice to anise, sweet tarriness, tobacco leaf, dark spices, vapors of alcohol, dark spices, limestone minerals, moist, fresh forest floor, some mushroom, black pepper, clove, nutmeg & vanillin, rounded oak, spiced florals of; dark, red, candied florals with withering dark florals set in old violet & lavender.
  
  The palate is full, round, ripe, candied, baked, stewed liqueured, ruby & lush w/ high viscosity. ripe, ruby. Jammy fruit of; black plum, blackberry, black raspberries, plum, raspberries, mulberries, olallieberries, boysenberries, dark cherries, blue fruit mix, rhubarb & black raisins, ripe date & some figs. The tannins, stern, tarry & chewy. Steeped black tea, creamy violet cola, black licorice to anise, dark chocolate/dry mocha powder, caramel, sweet, dark, chewy tarriness, tobacco leaf, dark spices, touch of alcohol burn, dark spices w/ soft heat, limestone minerals, moist, fresh forest floor, dry top soil & clay, some mushroom, black pepper, clove, nutmeg & vanillin, cedar/oak plank, spiced florals of; dark, red, candied florals with withering dark florals set in old violet & lavender. The acidity is like a fresh, clean river. The finish is a little too ripe, sweet but, well balanced with great complexity and persistent length.
  
  I don’t drink a lot of Zinfandel but, this is the style that speaks to my origins. This is good with food or some berry desserts.
  
  This still needed a two plus hour decant & has another 5-7 plus years of pleasure ahead of it. At its current evolution, it is bordering on dessert wine & should be treated as such going forward.

• Ed B wrote: 90 points

  December 19, 2017 - Decanted with aerating decanter for 1 hour and returned to to take to a dinner party. No detailed notes. Earthy. Blue fruit. Licorice.

• jsioris wrote: 88 points

  October 11, 2017 - Hot finish on this one

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• jonahfactor Likes this wine:

  April 2, 2017 - Bottle signed by Larry Turley and then-winemaker Ehren Jordan. What is it about the corks on these '08 Cedarmans? This one shattered like the others. Once I sifted out the debris, however, this was lovely. Violets, plums and creekside pebbles in the bouquet and gentle black and blue fruits on the palate and finish. Asian spices make an appearance throughout. Almost a decade old and still in its prime. (����= Worth Seeking Out)

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• pyrat40 Likes this wine: 92 points

  October 16, 2016 - Ready to drink but in good shape. Good fruit, alcohol there but no heat, nice fruit. Went well with tri-tip with chimichiri.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Turley
• Varietal Zinfandel
• Designation Cedarman
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Howell Mountain

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• In Cellars 197 (23%)
• Consumed 663 (77%)

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