Turley Estate Zinfandel Napa Valley 2022

Turley Estate Zinfandel Napa Valley 2022

This vineyard is special to all of us here at the winery; right in our backyard, it’s what we see every day at work (and from the family home!). We have slowly and steadily planted additional head-trained dry-farmed Zinfandel vines to complement the original planting from the mid-1990s, and the entire property is certified organic. Taking a page from our beloved old vine vineyards, we’ve also planted several of the varieties most commonly interplanted in old Zinfandel vineyards, including Carignane, Trousseau, and Cinsault.

Critical Acclaim

94 Robert Parker

The Turley Zinfandel Turley Estate has a medium ruby color. The nose begins with graphite, tar and aniseed and fleshes out to bright black and red berries with wafts of potpourri. The medium-bodied palate is surprisingly intense, offering up loads of berry and peachy fruits. It has a gently grainy and fresh frame, and it finishes long and floral. 2,480 cases produced.

93 Vinous

The Turley Zinfandel Turley Estate is a dense, powerful wine. This is the first vintage that incorporates some of the newer plantings that have Carignane. Next to the other Zinfandels in the range, the Turley Estate is a powerful, deep wine of real impact. A few years in bottle will help, but I imagine the Estate will always be a brooding, potent wine.