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Lot 733
Estimate: $60
1 x 2.5cm, 1 x 2cm.
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"One of Turley's emblematic bottlings, the 2016 Zinfandel Old Vines exhibits a lovely bouquet of raspberries, plums, cherries and licorice. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with rich structuring tannins, a generous core of fleshy fruit and a long, flavorful finish. Passalacqua notes that a lot of the single vineyards that Turley works with today began life as part of the Old Vines blend while the sources and farming improvements were made and that a few barrels of many of the top single vineyards usually find their way into the blend. 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. While Turley's wines are often ripe, lusty reds that push 15% alcoholâPassalacqua says he wants "Zinfandel to taste like Zinfandel"âthey are, on average, about 1% lower in alcohol now than in the last decade, and their new oak component (which includes American oak) is more discreet than it sometimes was in the past. What's more, all of Turley's sites are now certified organic or are undergoing conversion to organic. To my palate, the wines have only become purer and more expressive. With the 2016 vintage, reviewed here, Passalacqua feels that âthe perfume is back,â as vines that are recovering from draught conditions have once again produced wines abundantly endowed with fragrant, vibrant fruit tones. They all come warmly recommended."
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"One of Turley's emblematic bottlings, the 2016 Zinfandel Old Vines exhibits a lovely bouquet of raspberries, plums, cherries and licorice. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with rich structuring tannins, a generous core of fleshy fruit and a long, flavorful finish. Passalacqua notes that a lot of the single vineyards that Turley works with today began life as part of the Old Vines blend while the sources and farming improvements were made and that a few barrels of many of the top single vineyards usually find their way into the blend. 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. While Turley's wines are often ripe, lusty reds that push 15% alcoholâPassalacqua says he wants "Zinfandel to taste like Zinfandel"âthey are, on average, about 1% lower in alcohol now than in the last decade, and their new oak component (which includes American oak) is more discreet than it sometimes was in the past. What's more, all of Turley's sites are now certified organic or are undergoing conversion to organic. To my palate, the wines have only become purer and more expressive. With the 2016 vintage, reviewed here, Passalacqua feels that âthe perfume is back,â as vines that are recovering from draught conditions have once again produced wines abundantly endowed with fragrant, vibrant fruit tones. They all come warmly recommended."
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