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pleased to offer selections
of |
Turley Wine Cellars |
California Wine, Paso Robles |
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| About
Turley Wine
Cellars |
In
May
of
2000
Turley
Wine
Cellars
purchased
Pesenti
Winery,
which
is
located
in
Templeton,
California,
for
the
80-year-old
Zinfandel
vines
on
the
property.
The
sight
of
the
old
gnarled
Zinfandel
vines
running
down
the
steep
slopes
of
this
old
vineyard
attracted
Larry
Turley
and
Ehren
Jordan
to
the
Paso
Robles
area,
which
has
been
receiving
more
and
more
recognition
as
an
up-and-coming
wine
region.
The
original
winery
now
houses
state-of-
the-art
winemaking
equipment,
the
tasting
room
has
had
a
face-lift
and
a
tremendous
amount
of
energy
has
been
spent
improving
viticulture
practices.
This
newly
updated
facility
allows
for
natural
winemaking
techniques
encouraging
the
intensely
concentrated
grapes
to
reveal
their
true
character.
Turley
vineyard
itself
is
an
amazing
site
and
perfect
for
the
cultivation
of
Zinfandel.
Planted
on
poor
limestone
soils
with
good
drainage,
the
marine
influence
permits
the
grapes
to
stay
on
the
vine
for
a
longer
period
of
time.
Temperatures
can
drop
significantly
in
the
evenings
and
as
a
result
the
grapes
ripen
at
a
slower
rate.
Complex
flavors
and
natural
grape
sugars
are
in
perfect
balance
with
the
grape’s
acid
levels.
The
resulting
wines
are
deep
in
color,
intense
in
flavor
and
full-bodied.
Fine
Wine
Merchant
the
Saratoga
Wine
Exchange
has
many
vintages
of
Turley
Wine
Cellars
&
Vineyard
wines
(zinfandel
and
pinot
noir)
in
stock
for
immediate
shipment.
Turley
Winery
2001
Pesenti
Vineyard
Zinfandel
Turley
Winery
Zinfandel:
This
is
the
brand
new
release
from
Turley's
newest
vineyard
in
Paso
Robles,
CA
-
the
Pesenti
Vineyard.
A
rare
chance
to
taste
the
"future
of
Turley"
as
this
is
their
new
home
property
in
the
heart
of
Paso
Robles
wine
country
and
home
to
the
only
Turley
Tasting
room
in
the
world.
Turley
Winery
2001
Juvenile
Zinfandel
Turley
Wine
Cellars
Zinfandel:
The
Juvenile
is
a
blend
of
Turley's
youngest
Zinfandel
plantings
in
older
vineyards
from
the
Hayne,
Moore,
Duarte,
Pesenti
and
Howell
Mountain
vineyards.
The
wine
is
a
purple
reddish
hue
and
shows
very
classic
Zinfandel
aromas
of
plums,
berries,
jam
and
spice.
Beautiful
texture,
with
nicely
balanced
tannins
and
acidity.
Delicious.
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United States California
Rated 93 - There are 200 cases of the 2003 Zinfandel Turley Estate (15.2 % alcohol). Grown on an old river bed filled with cobbles, this supple-textured, round, easygoing, hedonistic Zinfandel offers loads of briery, peppery, berry fruit and leafy, herbal notes, a succulent style, and a gorgeous glycerin- and fruit-endowed finish. Far less powerful and concentrated than the epic 2002, it should drink well for 4-5 years.- Robert Parker
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United States California Napa Valley Atlas Peak
Rated 92 - Loaded with sweet black currant, plum, and raspberry fruit is the dark ruby-colored 2003 Zinfandel Mead Ranch (a medium to full-bodied, 400-case cuvee with 16.5% alcohol grown on a mountaintop vineyard). Bluer, blacker fruits make an appearance, but what I liked about the wine was its purity and fruit-driven character, with less spice and more of the fruit spectrum represented. Its suppleness and opulence should allow it to age nicely for 5-6 years if not longer.- Robert Parker
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United States California Lodi
Rated 92 -Another winner from Howell Mountain is the 2005 Zinfandel Dragon Vineyard. It shows beautiful crushed rock, acacia flower, raspberry, blueberry, and blackberry characteristics, full body, supple tannin, and decent acidity. It won’t make old bones, but for drinking during its first 4-5 years of life, it is impressively constituted as well as well-balanced. - Robert Parker
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United States California Napa Valley
Rate 90. Elegant, with ripe, rustic plum, smoky sage and licorice aromas and rich black cherry, coffee and spice flavors that deftly balance fresh acidity, a fleshy texture and firm tannins. Drink now through 2012. Wine Spectator
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United States California Napa Valley Howell Mountain
Rated 92 - The 2006 Petite Sirah Rattlesnake Ridge offers huge tannins, a dense ruby/purple color, a monster attack, but an excruciatingly tannic finish. This wine is loaded but needs at least 5-8 years of bottle age and should keep for 25+ years. - Robert Parker
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United States California Napa Valley
Rated 93 -Two of my favorite Zinfandels include the 2005 Zinfandel Moore Earthquake Vineyard. It possesses the darkest ruby/purple color of these offerings as well as a beautiful perfume of blueberries, blackberries, flowers, pepper, and earth. This complete, rich, beautifully textured, super-long cuvee is one of the top successes of this vintage. Drink it over the next 7-8 years. - Robert Parker
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United States California Napa Valley
Rated 93 - One of the most complex offerings here, the 2004 Zinfandel Moore Earthquake Vineyard, offers hints of raspberries, anise seed, and earth along with beautiful purity, a full-bodied, opulent style, and good underlying acidity as well as definition. It should drink well for 7-10 years. - Robert Parker
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United States California Sonoma County Dry Creek Valley
Rated 92 - Gorgeous berry fruit intermixed with some spring flowers, loamy soil notes, and earth jump from the glass of the full-bodied 2006 Zinfandel Grist Vineyard. This is a strong effort in the vintage, the wine powerful, rich, and long. It should drink nicely for 5-6 years. - Robert Parker
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United States California
Rated 93 - Dark ruby. Very sexy but youthfully reticent aromas of peppery red fruits. Creamy-sweet but bright, with firm acids giving vinosity and lift to the crunchy red cherry and pepper flavors. A bit disturbed in its current form yet stylish, with a fine-grained texture and firm tannic spine. Should be a knockout. - Stephen Tanzer
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United States California San Luis Obispo Paso Robles
Rated 95 - A fabulous Zinfandel that reminded me of a Chateauneuf du Pape was the 2006 Zinfandel Ueberroth Vineyard. The wine is full-bodied, opulent, and a super hedonistic as well as intellectual turn-on. It should drink well for 5-7 years. - Robert Parker
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United States California Lodi
Rated 89 - Acidity is not an issue for the 2006 Zinfandel Dogtown... The wine has loads of earthiness, some crushed rock and berry fruit, and a straightforward, peppery spiciness. Drink it over the next 3-4 years. - Robert Parker
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United States California San Luis Obispo Paso Robles
Rated 94 - From the limestone soils of Paso Robles, the 2006 Zinfandel Pesenti is a beauty. The limestone seems to give Zinfandels in that area acidity, vibrancy, and aromatic personalities, but without sacrificing the intrinsic richness and intensity from low yields. This wine boasts fabulous briery, blackberry, and cherry fruit, a crushed rock note, and a long, heady finish. This is super Zinfandel that should last 7-8 years. - Robert Parker
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United States California San Luis Obispo Paso Robles
Rated 92 - A wine that exhibits purity, medium to full body, and sweet black currant and cherry fruit intermixed with some licorice, pepper, and damp earth is the 2006 Zinfandel Cedarman, from young vineyard on Howell Mountain. - Robert Parker
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