Turley, Mead Ranch Zinfandel, Napa Valley

Ruby red in color. 15.6% ABV. Heady nose of red fruits, licorice, baking spices and flowers. Medium body with medium acidity. Big and rich and a touch of heat on the palate. Cherry, raspberry liqueur, chocolate truffles and pepper on the palate. Exceptional length on the finish. Big Zinfandel that should be consumed in the near term. Best over the next year or so.

2018 vintage

PnP with 10-minute slow ox in glass. Hedonistic without being cloying, port-like or rasiny. 15.6 octane barely noticeable (served at cellar temp). Spicy with some black pepper and grilled meat on the nose - almost Syrah-like. More zin on the medium-bodied brambly palate. Nice complexity with a purity of sweet, ripe fruit that makes the mouth water. Spicy, smooth, long rich finish. Not quite as structured as expected but nice mineral notes. At peak, but well-stored bottles should provide another …

2018 vintage

Excellent zin that is aging well. Good, balanced tannins with cranberry. Not too fruit heavy or thin.

2018 vintage

For their bargain basement blue light special, pretty good.

2018 vintage

The runt of the (very nice) litter.

2018 vintage

In great place, well balanced fruit and tannin's. Enjoy, too bad it was my last for this year ..

2018 vintage

I shared this with my wine group at Burger night and it was a hit! Over 16% alcohol, so the restaurant Somm suggested chilling it, which was a good idea. Wow! Who know that a Zin that was over 20 years old could taste this good!

2001 vintage

My last bottle, according to inventory. Sweet, berry or cherry tea.

2018 vintage

Solid and (as usual) wonderful presentation for Turley’s gateway wine.

2018 vintage

Great, guilt-free wine!

2018 vintage

Solid Turley

2018 vintage

See previous note. Second bottle of the night.

2018 vintage

On the nose- Big dark berries, dark blueberries, dark blackberries, cassis, ripe plums, dark cherries, red raspberries, brambly berry pie notes, incense, wild herbs, leather, dark chocolate, red flowers. On the palate- Big dark berries and dark blueberries, dark blackberries and cassis, ripe plums and dark cherries, red raspberries and brambly berry pie notes, incense and wild herbs, leather and dark chocolate with a hint of red flowers. This wine is BIG and plush with nice fine tannin structure and …

2018 vintage

Delicious wine, with a bit different flavor profile than the typical Turley Zin. I love the dynamic.

2018 vintage

Four years since my last bottle. Showing less identifiable fruit and more oak and black tea notes.

2018 vintage

Pretty delicious

2018 vintage

Consistent with previous notes.

2018 vintage

Coravin. Side by side with the 2020. This won. Overall, Juvenile is so reliable. Just great wine.

2018 vintage

Actually a pretty solid wine and a good price.

2018 vintage

Good, not great. I expected more. Usually this is a good bottling and this was a good vintage. I feel this wine lacked the complexity and depth I usually expect.

2018 vintage

corked

2018 vintage

In earlier vintages, Juvenile was one of my favorite Turley zins, despite its lower price point. This vintage is not in the same territory. It's off-putting when first opened, and gets moderately tolerable with an hour or so of oxygen. Disappointing turn in this bottling.

2018 vintage

Strong pepper nose. The red fruit and pepper are nicely balanced on the palate.

2018 vintage

Great, great soft fruit that reminded me of a grenache. Basically, Zin that is not "jammy". I think that the Juvenile is one of my favorite Turley Zins as it is much more subtle and graceful than other zins.

2018 vintage

Drinking well, solid Turley

2018 vintage

I get that this is their entry level, but I've had much better from WA at this price point. I like their Old Vines better in this range.

2018 vintage

Still takes 30-60 minutes to balance out the vibrancy and fruit. Mulled plum, nutmeg. Gamey and leathery notes. Strikes me as a bit removed from past Juvenile bottlings.

2018 vintage

Corked

2018 vintage

somewhat agree with Dino; agreeable medium body with some elegant fruit mid palate but fading on the short finish. Certainly a "drink now"

2018 vintage

Still drinking great! Has a chewiness with plenty of fruit. A little more alcohol than before.

2018 vintage

Juicy red fruits with great acidity, cedary wood flavors and spice.

2018 vintage

Last bottle was delicious. Same notes as previous bottle.

2018 vintage

The wine has had a good life, but it's finally aging. There is a real lack, emptiness in mid-pallet and a rich but short finish. Drink now

2018 vintage

Low on tannins. Very softy with lots of character.

2018 vintage

With plenty of air, this is fantastic.

2018 vintage

Enjoyed drinking this one - sometimes the Turley Zins are two sweet on the palate, but this one was good.

2018 vintage

Notes of white pepper and grapefruit on the nose. On the palate, ripe juicy black fruit comes through atop the subtle grapefruit citrus. Decanted, despite Turley cellar notes saying to pop 'n pour. I would agree - didn't need much air

2018 vintage

I was worried this might be too young, but this is the most un-Turley of the Turley wines I've tried and I loved it. Brambly fruit, pepper, light texture, nice extraction, bright acidity, and more on the elegant side. Even had a comparison to Harvest Moon, which is about as high a compliment as a Zin can get in this house. Great stuff.

2018 vintage

This was a bit candied for a Turley

2018 vintage

drinking well; dark color; a bit of spice

2018 vintage

Pnp'd at the end of the night for our new friend.....better with an hour of air, yet she's not a zin girl. She doesn't like the zin fruit, too black/brambly or the pepper/spice box. All the things that make zin a zin. Can't blame our new friend, she's had mostly cab experience and no zin, so she gets a Mulligan. The two of us? Ha, we love it and easily finish the bottle. The longer the night goes on, the …

2018 vintage

So good right now. It's too bad the original vineyard is gone due to the CA fires. The is the last Turley Zin from Mead Ranch. No reason to hold in my opinion.

2018 vintage

6 months since my last bottle of this and scoring because it is a tad better, now. This has your more classic Turley fruit/zin spice profile. Hits a Home Run with the palate tonight. Beautiful black zin fruit, astringency, acidity and white pepper. Up a point now and I have to wonder, does it have another point in there? Will hold my last bottle another 6+ months and see......

2018 vintage

Turley's 2018 Mead Ranch Zinfandel is a deep ruby, medium-bodied wine with impressive aromatics. Sampled from a bottle that was Vinturi-decanted, it seems to benefit from at least a couple hours of aeration at this point. Ultimately unleashing an intense bouquet of red, black and blue fruits that are accented with baking spices, orange zest, licorice and lavender potpourri, it delivers comparable flavors on the palate. Freshly acidic, softly oaked and with silky-textured tannins, it flashes no heat from its …

2018 vintage

Red currant and raspberry fruit, and it is serious fruit, that is immediately showcased in this wine. This has a lovely mouthfeel. Very tasty wine with lots of spice (but no pepper) and a long finish.

2018 vintage

Lots of raspberries, and a purple-tinged richness. Fruity, bright, hot. Very interesting.

2018 vintage

92 at best....darker than the '17....but yet more basic, simple and darker than previous bottles. A nice wine but nothing special. The Mead has taken a step back from some of the other Turleys, less depth, less class.......

2018 vintage

Strawberries raspberries and cherries upfront with some menthol on finish. Nice medium length smooth finish with pepper finish. Nice aroma pencil shavings wet tobacco and red fruit. Definitely buy again. Steph likes as well

2018 vintage

Lots of pepper, sage, earth and leather buttress the strong dark fruits. Well-balanced and powerful.

2018 vintage

Fabulous wine, as always

2018 vintage

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