Turley, Old Vines Zinfandel, Napa Valley

Excellent for being one of the least expensive Turleys.

2016 vintage

Definitely mellowing & trailing off, like most zins do at this age. Drink up.

2016 vintage

Aromas of cherry, bramble and leather. Fruit is subtle but delightful. Smooth finish

2016 vintage

Solid zin from a good year.

2016 vintage

Remains solid

2016 vintage

Happy to have a case. Nice fruit, middle of the road Turley.

2016 vintage

It's fine. But I can't stop comparing these to WA state offerings, which blow this away at the price point.

2016 vintage

Solid - it is a Monday night....

2016 vintage

The '16 old vines stack up to some of the lesser vintage single vineyard zins.

2016 vintage

Drinking well. '16 a good year for the Old Vines.

2016 vintage

Excelllent, deep color, medium body, long finish

2016 vintage

PnP. Smoke and dark fruits on the nose. Raspberry and plum. Fruity start to palate with cherry and blackberry everywhere. Give way to some Smokey leather in the mid. Cherries and a touch of anise finish with medium to medium Kong tannins that linger but don't dry until a good w minutes pass. Had with truffle pasta and garlic bread which really chopped the tannins in half.

2016 vintage

Standard entry level Turley, that overdelivered at my 23 price point.

2016 vintage

Still drinking really well. PnP and had with burgers

2016 vintage

Solid. Fairly average for a Turley

2016 vintage

Very solid, great QPR, a little below the single vineyard wines.

2016 vintage

Decent, benefits from air, but not a single vineyard wine.

2016 vintage

Singing right now--everything you want from a Turley Zin, big yet controlled, dark dark fruit, pepper and spice.

2016 vintage

Drinking mid week, and this is better than the every night pounder.

2016 vintage

Corked

2016 vintage

Very nice again, two years on. Much as before, perhaps a tad more rich or supple. Seems about at apogee.

2016 vintage

Raspberry, licorice, sage. A soul filling wine when someone wants a rich, opulent Zin. Prime time. Drink now.

2016 vintage

very similar to my 1/13/2021 TN. PnP - initially plummy and pruny but that transitioned to a modern, delicious Zin at its peak.

2016 vintage

On the lighter side, but all is in balance right now. Still very good, but updating drinking window to end 2022 - don't wait!

2016 vintage

This wine fills that niche’ of when you just want a balanced, but rich, sappy, fruit driven Zin. Raspberry, white pepper, licorice, long finish. A pure delight. Prime time. Drink.

2016 vintage

Slightly corked, almost drinkable. It happens.

2010 vintage

From magnum at a magnificent dinner with W&S at Castelli’s in Palm Springs. Drinking perfectly right now, this is at peak. More refined than Zin deserves to be. Roses and violets in the bouquet and offers strained blackberries, apricots and peaches throughout. Outstanding.

2010 vintage

On is downside, but still pretty good.

2010 vintage

Decent but on its down side

2010 vintage

Opened for post Thanksgiving plates of Spaghet. Very dark, thick and brambly. Very nice palate of blacks and blues, full bodies with a little well integrated heat. Jammy but not a bomb. You can savor the old flavors in this one.

2010 vintage

Still drinking well

2010 vintage

Thought it may be too past it’s prime, but proved me wrong. Still jammy fruit, full flavor.

2010 vintage

At first thought past peak, but as warmed brambly fruits, nice finish (I forget my cellar can get too cold this time of year)

2010 vintage

Delicious - notes consistent with last review, but underscored it!

2010 vintage

This is classic zin. Dark, briary fruit, good acidity and a medium length finish. Superb value.

2010 vintage

Massive nose of ripe fruit. Easy drinking, but not simple. Went well with Thanksgiving dinner.

2010 vintage

Had 2 of these, one on Friday and one Saturday of this Hurricane weekend. Th first one was very good, 93 - great fruit, mouthfeel, light after taste - just a great wine. Saturday's fruit was a little weaker, more like a 88-89. Holding up well.

2010 vintage

Not the best of OVs. On the nose, blackberry, smoke, pepper, and an odd whiff of chlorine. Palate offers some raspberry with the blackberry, and a note of unsweetened chocolate, marred by an antisceptic aftertaste.

2010 vintage

Fresh tart fruit, buttered popcorn on the nose. Creamy mouthfeel, ripe berries, cola (yes, cola) with musty undertones on the palate. Medium body, short to medium finish. Very nice overall. Drinking well now.

2010 vintage

Tart berries on the nose. On the pallet, heavy dose of cigar tobacco, tart rhubarb. Bitter undertones on finish. Good wine. Better than the Juvenile.

2010 vintage

Deep, dark, aromatic, rich, powerful, with lovely notes of anise and chocolate under blackberry pie. Tannins are slight, long finish. Alcohol 15.5 % completely covered; does not taste hot. Now is the time to drink this bad boy.

2010 vintage

Acidic entry is overpowering the entry. Something is off on this bottle.

2010 vintage

Dark and semi lush. Good black fruit, licorice, spice and cherry core.

2010 vintage

15.5% ABV Drinking great now, smooth tannins, impressive

2010 vintage

In great shape. Best Turley in a while. Has grip, engaging black fruit core, fresh crushed berry aromatics that turned toward deeper toned notes. Ready now but could also age 1-3 years potentially without losing its punch. Surprised, and disappointed, I didn't have more of this one. Delicious.

2010 vintage

Agree with most of the other notes. All of Turley elements, just a bit toned down when compared to the single vineyards. Still a very nice wine and a great value. No need to keep this one around any longer....but mine typically dont last this long anyway!! Day 2: EXACTLY THE SAME! Nice.

2010 vintage

Consistent with all my Turley notes. I think Turley Old Vines is the best value in wine. Great flavors, structure, finish and complexity all for around $25. Held up as well third night under pump as first. Drinking window is probably accurate. Next year or two if you have it. No reason to wait.

2010 vintage

Drank as expected for Old Vines. Not as big as the single vineyards, but great entry level Turley.

2010 vintage

Pretty nice, but didn't blow us away. Agree peppery, spice, better than medium-bodied. The 15.5% alcohol was quite well-integrated, it did not strike us as a high alcohol heat bomb. It did strike us as somewhat young and didn't open up as well as we'd like. Our bad, as we didn't let it breathe or decant as much as it likely deserved. Paid $28, neither a bargain or over-priced. On the fence as to whether we would buy again, we …

2010 vintage

Bright, fruity, peppery, really nice Turley. This out-performs some of the single vineyards. Paired with broiled filet, it was just right.

2010 vintage

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