Very limited Turley Zinfandel from the 2006 vintage. Library release. One of California's great wineries, Larry Turley's Turley Wine Cellars continues to play a critical role in safeguarding the Golden State's viticultural heritage, saving old, head-trained and sometimes own-rooted vineyards from destruction. With fully 29 different bottlings, Zinfandel (often complemented by small amounts of other co-planted varieties, such as Carignan and Grenache) is the standard-bearer here, though Turley also does a fantastic job with other varieties, most obviously Petite Syrah. Given how distinctive each of the single-vineyard bottlings is, it's tempting to suggest (though some will no doubt think it heretical) that Zinfandel might be the variety best adapted to expressing "terroir" in California."
Donald Patz
Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall
Boom! It's that good.
Boom! It's that good.
9.5Archie Mega
Dopest night
Dopest night
Karen Lowenstein
Disappointing. Thin and sharp.
Disappointing. Thin and sharp.
8.4Peter Heidt
Vino in the Grove... So, so good...
Vino in the Grove... So, so good...
9.3Bjørn Rostad
One of the best wines i've inhaled in my 27 year old life.
One of the best wines i've inhaled in my 27 year old life.
10David Kuchar
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9.6Cindy Cammack
Thanks to Kevin and Laura Farrell for sharing.
Thanks to Kevin and Laura Farrell for sharing.
9.9Dennis Turner
Drank the 2006 sadly ad the last one, what an astonishingly good Zin! Think Saldo with mineral complexity. Really delicious!
Drank the 2006 sadly ad the last one, what an astonishingly good Zin! Think Saldo with mineral complexity. Really delicious!
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