Professional Ratings
Wine Spectator
“A gutsy little red, with intense yet zesty flavors of raspberry, cranberry, savory anise and black pepper that finish with briary tannins. Drink now through 2032. 9,979 cases made.”
Highlights
Turley Old Vine Zinfandel 2022
Old Vines is composed of a variety of old sites from California that are either too small to be made into a vineyard designate wine or are “new” to the Turley family (and way of farming). Vines are anywhere from 50 to 130 years old, and are a true representation of California old vine Zinfandel, hailing from vineyards in Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lodi, Contra Costa, Amador and Paso Robles. There is no better way to gauge the classic character of old vine Zinfandel in California than through this wine.
Critical Acclaim
93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2021 Zinfandel Old Vines has a medium ruby color and plush red and black cherries on the nose with accents of mushrooms, forest floor, savory spices and mint. The full-bodied palate is grainy and refreshing with generous berry fruit and a long, spicy finish. It's similar to the Juvenile with a bit more oomph, and it's just as easy to drink.
Tasting Notes
dark berries, currants, baking spices, earth and petrichor
- BrandTurley Wine Cellars
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- TypeRed Wine
- Size750ml
- ABV 15.2%
- Winemaking Unfiltered or unfined
- Winemaking Native yeast or wild fermented
- Aging Oak aged
- SKU 210000027664
Grapes & winemaking
- Grapes
- 95% Zinfandel; remaining 5% Mataro, Alicante Bouschet, Petite Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault
- Winemaking
- Unfined — The 2022 Turley Old Vines technical sheet states bottled unfined. ; Native yeast — The 2022 Turley Old Vines technical sheet states native yeast fermentation.
- Aging
- 12 months in barrel; 90% used oak and 10% new oak — 2022 bottle