Intense depth & overall intensity. It boasts of dry and jammy fruits with an uplifting black licorice aroma. The oak is camouflaged, providing mostly texture, body and complexity with no strong smell of wood. The wine is all about integration and fullness.
Home ranch is a deep purple-ish wine that is as bright a color as a precious stone. Its bouquet is rich and complex, offering a succulent crumble of wildberries, small and ripe. It also boasts of vanilla integrated with other sweet spices, cinnamon and nutmeg. The freshness comes from the delicious fruit character as well…
Cedarman is also an altitude vineyard standing proudly in the Howell Mountain. It’s a completely different wine with lots of savory flavors. Instead of being fruit-forward, it boasts a strong spiciness along, of course, heavy structure, density and power. It’s the favorite wine of Larry Turley because he likes to cook grilled and smoked meats,…
This vineyard planted back in 1937 is quite unique. Just a mile and a half from the Napa border on the Sonoma side of the Mayacamas, the vines are planted at a 900 feet altitude along steep, contoured terraces (now prohibited). The extraordinary vines sit in the fog and has adapted to these special features….
In the Seghesio portfolio, Cortina is the most delicate of the zinfandel. It’s fruit-forward, with a pure expression of crushed red and black fruits. Its full-bodied frame is wide and spacious. The tannins are soft and integrated with just a slightly drying aspect. The most structure is found on the mid-palate, but rapidly leaves the…
Old Vines is composed of a variety of old sites from California that are either too small to be made into a single vineyard wine or are “new” to the Turley family. Some of them are co-planted and some other varietals found their way in the blend : Grenache, Mourvèdre, Palomino, all the muscats, etc….
Made from old vines of an average of 75 years, this is a concentrated, bright and layered wine. Black fruits, Cajun spices, sweet spices and leather are some of the many aromas this complex and developing wine exhibits. On the palate, taste and body is full, but the acidity and structure is light. There’s a…
While the 2015 vintage was marked by drought, 2016 was blessed with plenty of rain. The term maturity would describe this wine perfectly. It is well-rested, still intense and bold, but with a freshness instead of an anxiety.
This is an impressive wine, especially considering it is only an appellation wine. The aromas open broad and very fragrant with bright red fruits, bramble fruits, as well as earthy and leathery undertones. The palate is more concentrated than what was announced on the nose. It’s jammier and even has candied cherry flavor. Aged in…
The Cuvée juvenile is made up of replanted/replacement vines within 20 Vineyards. Even with a quick sniff, you can smell the richness, the weight and the heat of this wine. There’s literally a fruit compote of aromas with some dried flowers. The palate is explosive with length and so much weight. It has a stressed…