Rank: 2nd Place Rating: 88 Approximate Price: $40 Cutting: A very good wine with cherry, plum, cinnamon and other baking spice aromas and flavors. The Turley Dogtown Vineyard Zinfandel from Lodi is a very good wine with cherry, plum, cinnamon and other aromas. The flavor profile includes tart cherry, plum, licorice, baking spices and […]
Lodi is located directly east of San Francisco Bay between Sacramento and Stockton and enjoys a fairly mild climate that offers hospitable conditions for growing Zinfandel grapes. Over the next several days we will taste and evaluate these five Zinfandels from Lodi. Kenwood Yulupa Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi (2007) Klinker Brick Old Vine Zinfandel […]
Rank: 1st Place Rating: 96 Approximate Price: $50 Cutting: Our first place wine is a magnificent effort with complex smoky black cherry, blackberry, vanilla, spice, licorice and lather characteristics. The Turley Mead Ranch Zinfandel from Atlas Peak is a nearly unanimous selection as our top ranked wine in the Napa Valley tasting. It shows […]
Rank: 2nd Place (tie) Rating: 91 Approximate Price: $55 Cutting: A wine featuring intense chocolate, currant, spice and blackberry characteristics. The Turley Dragon Vineyard Zinfandel from Howell Mountain features intense chocolate, currant, spice and blackberry aromas. On the palate these same characteristics are joined by plum and pepper. This is a terrific medium t […]
Napa Valley is known for elegant, but vibrant Zinfandels. AVAs such as Howell Mountain and Atlas Peak within Napa Valley are making some especially exciting wines. Join us during the next several days as we taste and rank these five Napa Valley Zinfandels: Ballantine Block 9 Reserve Zinfandel Napa Valley (2007) Outpost Zinfandel Howell Mountain […]
Rank: 1stPlace (Tie) Rating: 91 Approximate Price: $38 Cutting: One of our first place wines is a terrific Zinfandel with cinnamon, blackberry, oak and coffee characteristics. The Turley Old Vines Zinfandel tied for first place in our California tasting. It has a wonderful nose of cinnamon, blackberry, oak and coffee aromas. The same characteristics appear […]
Rank: 2nd Place Rating: 90 Approximate Price: $42 Cutting: A great wine with intense black cherry, cherry, plum, cassis, cinnamon and other spice characteristics. The Turley Dusi Vineyard Zinfandel from Paso Robles is an intense wine with black cherry, cherry, plum, cinnamon and other spice aromas and flavor. Some tasters noted vanilla and earthy characteristics. […]
Rank: 4th Place Rating: 88 Approximate Price: $20 Cutting: Vanilla, coffee and black cherry characteristics are observed in this interesting medium bodied wine. The Turley Juvenile Zinfandel features interesting vanilla, coffee and black cherry aromas and flavors. This medium bodied wine has a nice long finish with some licorice and wood flavors. Some Zinfanatics observed […]
Rank: 2nd Place Rating: 92 Approximate Price: $34 Cutting: A great wine with briary black cherry, coffee, smoke, blueberry, spice, pepper and licorice characteristics along with a wonderful long finish. Turley’s Duarte Contra Costa County Zinfandel is a great wine with briary black cherry, coffee and smoky aromas plus blueberry, spice, pepper and licorice flavors. […]
We had the pleasure of attending a tasting of six premium zinfandels recently at The Still in Lincoln, Nebraska. The identity of each wine was known in advance. There were about 12 tasters in total. Because the wines were not tasted blind per our normal Zinfanatic process, we are not publishing official rankings or ratings. […]
Rank: 2nd Place Rating: 92 Approximate Price: $34 Cutting: A great wine with briary black cherry, coffee, smoke, blueberry, spice, pepper and licorice characteristics along with a wonderful long finish. Turley’s Duarte Contra Costa County Zinfandel is a great wine with briary black cherry, coffee and smoky aromas plus blueberry, spice, pepper and licorice flavors. […]
