Turley Wine Cellars Juvenille Zinfandel

Ruby-purple in colour. The bouquet shows gentle aromas of perfumed red berries and earth. vibrant pepper and spice with lovely lifted red fruits, satiating acidity and a hint of blue fruits as well. Lithely textured with pure precision and vibrancy on the palate. A wine of beauty, style, and depth, fresh and generous on the finish.

Turley is a famous name in California wine. Since being founded by Larry Turley in 1993, Turley Wine Cellars has been sourcing from Napa Valley, Sonoma County, and most recently, in Paso Robles. Not in the least, Turley is also big on Lodi –absolutely bullish and bonkers for Zinfandel grown in Lodi. Larry Turley made his first vintage at the family property in St. Helena. Seven years ago, he bought the old Pesenti winery in Templeton, just south of Paso Robles, and he makes wine in both places. Among California’s prestige producers of Zinfandel, Turley Wine Cellars is undoubtedly the one accorded the most 'cult' status: coveted with almost religious fervor by zin lovers to the point where they often pay ridiculous prices for them, demand is such that they are often traded or re-sold for twice those prices, and more. Is there a 'secret' behind the quality that has made Turley so successful – something for which Larry Turley may have to commit homicide after telling you? Not really. In fact, Turley freely admits, we’re pretty lazy when it comes to winemaking. We never crush, we press whole berries. We never use anything but wild yeast, we never filter or fine, we rack occasionally, and we’ve stuck with our long fermentations – taking 30, 40 days, sometimes four to five months, to finish in barrel