Turley Zinfandel Amadeo's Vineyard

Similar to other notes this really rewarded an hour slow ox before drinking. Med ruby nice piney berry notes on the nose. Palate med acid, full body, nicely integrated and singing. Raspberries and pine forest floor. Likely at peak with no real signs of slowing. One of the highest alcohol wines I’ve ever had at 16.4% though you wouldn’t know it based on how it’s drinking now. Shows how great zin can be.

2002 vintage

I was expecting this wine to have died a most pitiful death after 22 years, however after letting it sit and breathe for an hour I was pleasantly surprised that it held up and continued to get better as the evening went on. It showed some age on the palate as well as the taste. The visual was extremely brick in color. Turley makes some exceptional wines and this compliment comes from someone who doesn’t usually drink Zins. If I …

2002 vintage

BYO USA (Centropa, Oslo, Norway) : Dyp mørk med utviklet kant. Tung duft av kirsebær, kirsebærstein, moreller og rosiner. Godt utviklet, amaronepreget zinfandel med modent bærpreg/mørke plommer og antydning til kokt frukt. Godt over middagshøyden med bløtt og saftig preg, avslepne tanninger og middels (-) syre. Interessant luring i en pinot-flight, men antagelig bedre for ti år siden.

2002 vintage

Slight amber rim while still mostly dark. Dark dark aromas. Plums and charred beef with some freshly cracked black pepper. More mellow than the nose suggests. Jucy, spicy and sexy. Waxy. Super long. At first I thought past prime but woke up fast.

2002 vintage

What a ride.

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Still going strong.

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2002 vintage

Starting from our notes in aug -17: colour same, bq has more of medicinal herbs, as well as sweeter, jammier fruit - Rhone simile no longer applies. Body fruit more jammy (cloudberries?) and slightly receding - alcohol more noticeeable now. Still long aftertaste, still a great Zin, but if we had more bottles, we'd drink them soon.

2002 vintage

It's fascinating to me to see 41% of the Community Holdings in this wine is "In Cellars"; this says a lot about Turley Zins from the turn of this century. This wine was an amazing example of Zin's potential. Consumed with bleu cheese, and a meatball sandwich drenched in red pepper marinara, the balance of fruit, tannins, and acidity made for a perfect meal. I would not have believed this wine was 18 years old. Because of its age and …

2002 vintage

This is still holding on and developing some nice aged zin flavors.

2002 vintage

Really quite yummy, still. My only bottle - purchased 9 years ago. I like it a lot. A little Amarone-like but, amazingly, no real heat despite a listed alcohol level of 16.4%!

2002 vintage

Another great bottle

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Drinking very well.

2002 vintage

Fresh red cherry, jam, dusty, spicy spicy, vibrant, but quite hot. Fun wine, great shape. Renee and Jay's Turvical.

2002 vintage

Totally agree with prior note by JPBACH136. Expected wine to be cooked or at least fruitless. Still had good color, great fruit, pepper and blackberry overtones. Very pleasant surprise. Glad I have 3 bottles remaining, Stunning wine for the original price point and age.

2002 vintage

expected an alcohol dominated funky mess but this bottle was in perfect balance. great acidity, lots of black and red fruit, pleasant white pepper and spice. mouthfilling grainy tannin. on second night it was verging on elegant. more old Rhone than California. had I decanted it would have shown far better but I expected one for the drain.

2002 vintage

A little watery, maybe losing some fruit.

2002 vintage

Opaque red-blackish, edge clearing. Large bq w blackberries, garrigue, pepper, some oak - not unlike a Southern Rhone! Still plenty of black fruit, high acidity, well integrated tannins. Very long aftertaste with not much change in taste from the middle (well, some alcohol, but not as much as 16,4% would indicate). A very balanced wine, almost elegant, despite all its power. Great wine! Not old yet, probably at peak.

2002 vintage

Super ripe and sweet, compared to a California port style. Crème de cassis, fig and raisin notes. Time to drink up as acidity was minimal.

2002 vintage

Big wine. Still very drinkable. Save for desert with cheese, chocolates and fruit. Would also pair well with a good cigar. Very ready now.

2002 vintage

DOA- on the decline. Oxidized alcoholic mess and taste like raisins and prunes- nose was nice (that was about it)

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Corked

2002 vintage

Excellent Zin drinking well; full bodied unlike several old watery Zins I've had lately.

2002 vintage

Amazing that this wine was 13 years old! I had put away and stopped drinking my Turley wines and have recently started to drink my remaining ones. Still lots of fruit and glycerin, and a medium long finish. This may not be what a young Turley Zin tastes like, but what it has evolved into was very tasty!

2002 vintage

big fruit. rasin and prune. potent alcohol.

2002 vintage

Quality. I've been through a few of the 2001s. All enjoyable. This too. Very much so. Mature fruit but not in a bad way.

2002 vintage

definition of insanity... trying the same thing expecting a different result... me and turley zins. heat, stewed fruit...not enjoyable alone and ability to ruin a meal.

2002 vintage

Two separate bottles over a three week period, the second surprisingly opaque (colour rather like a dark berry smoothie) but both with similar qualities - power, length, complexity. This for me will get better still.

2002 vintage

Tasting like a quality Aussie shiraz, with gobs of blackberry fruit to it; almost over the top in its ripeness but just enough acidity to balance it out; shockingly, lots of life left

2002 vintage

Nice balance of fruits and tannins with blueberry and fig notes. A touch of heat on finish but solid effort and seems to have a couple of more years left of life

2002 vintage

Still had some life for an old bottle lurking in my cellar.

2002 vintage

Still going strong. Figs and blueberries and tomato. Really enjoyable. With some spice on the backend. Soft tannins and a tad sweet.

2002 vintage

2002 Zinfandel Retrospective (Tasted Blind) (Rich and Peggy's House, Los Altos) : Very good nose. Sweet. Soft palate. Became oxidized after 30 minutes in the glass. Tasted blind. My 2nd. Group's 4th.

2002 vintage

Still drinking nicely. First taste is a strong raisin, but mellows out into something more complex and interesting as it decants.

2002 vintage

very nice, some sediment and i did not let it sit properly but very tasty with ham and Christmas dinner

2002 vintage

DEAD SOLDIER. Stored properly, but beyond it's time. Not undrinkable, but not really worth drinking. Bad cork? Didn't smell like it. Storage problem? Could be, but I do store properly. Color and taste gone.

2002 vintage

I didn't take notes on it, except that it has gone beyond my preference window for it. By some standards, it is still holding up well - dark color, complex nose of dark fruits, but I found it a bit shrill and having lost the roundness of flavor that I would have enjoyed.

2002 vintage

I may have sat on this wine a bit too long, it still had good fruit, the acidity was about gone, the fruit all blended together, no stand outs, smoky flavor, fair finish.

2002 vintage

on its last legs...a little sharp in the nose and bitter/acidic on the tongue.

2002 vintage

Very nice, with some good dark fruit and spice notes.

2002 vintage

Very enjoyable. Decanted an hour before and the wine stood up strong from first to last sip. Reminded me of the first Turley's I drank in the early 90's, very unique. Glad I have a few more.

2002 vintage

time to drink up

2002 vintage

Very good wine, I wish I had waited bit longer as it still can go.

2002 vintage

Great aromas of fresh, crushed berries. Smooth and elegant on the palate, not as bold as the last bottle.

2002 vintage

BEAR 3.0; 1/15/2010-1/17/2010 (Resort at Artesian Lakes) : Explosive deep, ripe red fruit aromas. Supple fruit flavors with a little peppery spice. Went very well with BBQ. Drink now.

2002 vintage

Just the right time to drink this wine. We were looking for something to drink with cornish hen and sausage/prune/walnut stuffing. The Turley was powerful, with a nose of pepper and strong blackcurrant notes. We drank it right after uncorking, and it was great immediately and didn't change much through the meal. The wine was not at all astringent, and had great structure. We've cellared this wine for about two years and decided to bring it up for this meal. …

2002 vintage

Right out of the bottle, a very inky, tobacco, astringent wine with bitterness on the tongue and smoky finish. Very much like last night's bottle. A little better over time.

2002 vintage

a bit strong on the nose, evincing eucalyptus, menthol, and brambles. On the tongue, the wine is still a bit astringent and chalky, with less fruit and more tobacco after-taste.

2002 vintage

not a zin fan due to many out of balance, extracted, alcohol bombs that destroy a meal...but this wine was more subtle/balanced with solid acidity, good secondary flavors and accompained a lassagne adding pleasure

2002 vintage

My last bottle...Pop and pour...still showing a dark purple with a tart red berrie nose and a little spice in the back ground. Ready to go...still firm, but more than approachable with a medium entry and firm mid palate grip of fruit that while tasty...was almost a little fat. Still held together by a non obtrusive frame...drink up.

2002 vintage

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