Rare library release. 93 Points Robert Parker: "The impressive, powerful 2005 Zinfandel Pesenti Vineyard exhibits a dark ruby/purple color, plenty of minerality, loads of bright, savory, black cherry and black currant fruit, and notions of pepper and crushed rocks. This is one of the deepest, richest, most full-bodied 2005s in this portfolio... ...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."
Severn Goodwin
2005 | Zinfandel Turley Wine Cellars; Pesenti Vineyard Central Coast; Paso Robles, CA, USA (91-93; Drink 2015-25) 4H decant, still unfurling...
2005 | Zinfandel Turley Wine Cellars; Pesenti Vineyard Central Coast; Paso Robles, CA, USA (91-93; Drink 2015-25) 4H decant, still unfurling...
9.2Julia Weinberg
Awesome texture. "cocoa butter tannins" per helen. So apt
Awesome texture. "cocoa butter tannins" per helen. So apt
9.4Zachary Zerbe
Peppery ... Love it
Peppery ... Love it
9.5Brian Diffily
Oatmeal, rhubarb, smells like old science books, tastes like heaven. Unreal Zin.
Oatmeal, rhubarb, smells like old science books, tastes like heaven. Unreal Zin.
9.9Shelley Noyes
Boysenberry
Boysenberry
9.1Ginger Blackwell-Schmall
Ahhhh... Turley, one of my very favorite wines this Pesenti , I love a great peppery red and this one is fab with some fruit on the front!
Ahhhh... Turley, one of my very favorite wines this Pesenti , I love a great peppery red and this one is fab with some fruit on the front!
9.7WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.