2019 Turley Zinfandel Heminway Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  2/28/2024 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This Turley Zinfandel was sourced from the Heminway Vineyard, which sits at an elevation of 1700 feet within the Chiles Valley sub-AVA. Crafted from vines that were between 20 and 23 years of age at the time of harvesting, the grapes (100% Zinfandel) were fermented on native yeast and aged for 15 months in a combination of French (80%) and American (20%) oak, with 20% of all barrels being new. The end result is a deep ruby, highly aromatic wine that is effusive of black and blue bramble fruits, fig, mulling spices, cocoa and white pepper. Medium-to-full-bodied, fresh, judiciously oaked and without any heat from its lofty 15.4% alcohol (when served at 60-65°F), it delivers comparable flavors that are coated with medium-weight, silky-smooth tannins. Dense in the middle and long on the finish, this is a gorgeous, "feminine" Turley with beautiful fruit and soft textures. Sampled over a three-hour period from a well-cellared bottle that had been Vinturi-decanted, this was quickly expressive but was at its best after the first hour in carafe. Drink now-2027.

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  10/7/2023 - Salute Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Fantastic zin. One of our favorite Turleys. Strong notes of cedar with underlying spice.

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  8/18/2023 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Solid afternoon wine enjoyed with salsa and chips. Immediately approachable right at the pnp. Dark garnet red in the glass, red berries and tea on the nose with a hint of spice. Soft and velour like in the mouth with more red berries predominantly. Mid-weight, balanced and quite good. Did not seem to improve further over 60-90 minutes of air, but stayed steady and quite nice throughout. I try to finish most of my Turleys by the 5 year mark. This one is now 4 yo and not likely to improve any further from a 'zin' standpoint. It will continue to soften and lose its zin characteristics in coming years.

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  5/24/2023 - dino_mike Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Deep purple color, great nose of pencil lead and blueberry with a lingering floral-lavender something. Really delivers a complex, dark berry flavor with a nice beam of mineral or riverstone to give the wine refined complexity. A bit dark cola flavors in there too. Too complex to label this a fruit bomb zin, it's way more refined than that. Drinks great now in 2023 but another year would smooth out the already velvety tannins at mid pallet.

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  2/8/2023 - fredman wrote: 92 Points

  One-hour decant. Sweet tannins. Drink now or hold til 2026.

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