Turley Old Vine Zinfandel
Turley Old Vine Zinfandel
Powerful but easy drinking Zinfandel, with spice notes and complexity.
The details:
Varietal composition: Zinfandel 95%, Mataro (Mourvèdre), Alicante Bouschet,
Petite Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault 5%.
Number of vineyards: 23, 10 of which are over 100 years old, 3 of which are
ungrafted.
Regions represented, north to south: Mendocino Ridge AVA, Mendocino County;
Amador County AVA, Sierra Foothills; St. Helena AVA, Napa Valley; Moon
Mountain AVA, Sonoma County; Lodi AVA, Sacramento & San Joaquin Counties;
Contra Costa County AVA; Lime Kiln AVA, San Benito County; Willow Creek
District AVA, Paso Robles.
Average age of vines: 89 years.
Elevage: only indigenous yeasts used in all fermentations. Spends 12 months in
barrel, 80% French oak, 20% American (overall only 10% new oak).
Bottled sulfur: 10 mg/L free, 67 mg/L total.