Turley's 2022 Juvenile is a richly aromatic wine, packed with dark bramble fruits, pickling spice, cedar and licorice. Medium-to-full-bodied and with lively acids, it delivers a flavor payload that is commensurate with the aromas, adding a component of apricot on the mid-palate. The oak and tannins are quite well-assimilated, which is also the case for the wine's alcohol (15.2%) when served at the proper temperature of 60-65°F. Medium-to-long on the back end, this is an enjoyable Zinfandel that will provide plenty of pleasure over the next 3-4 years. Tasted from a bottle that had been decanted through a Vinturi aerator, this benefited from the first hour in carafe. Enclosed with a Diam 10 cork. Drink now-2028.
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Fermented and aged for six months in concrete, this light-to-medium ruby-colored wine is a blend of 70% Frappato and 30% Nero d'Avola. Laden with cranberry and strawberry fruit, it adds notes of rose petals, bay leaf, coriander and black tea. Light-to-medium-bodied, crisply acidic, softly tannic and with unnoticeable alcohol (11%), it stays solid in the middle and finishes with medium length. Vinturi-decanted and serially tasted over 2-3 hours, this was immediately expressive. Enjoy it over the next 2-3 years. Drink now-2027.
Still deep ruby in color, this medium-bodied Pinot remains effusive of black and red fruits that are accented with mulling spices, smoke, cocoa and leather. The oak and tannins have fully integrated and the alcohol (14.9%) continues to fly under the radar. Solid in the middle and long on the finish, this has aged very little since last being tasted 12/8/2021; it will last longer than previously projected. Popped and poured, only thirty minutes of air was required for this bottle to fully strut its stuff. Drink now-2030.
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9/24/2022 9:49:00 PM - Thanks for following my new 2 months in Roma story! It is a work in progress:-). Will definitely check out your Italy story for some ideas and suggestions!
1/23/2020 7:28:00 PM - Hi Nyccablover. Your comment about memorializing the trips with CellarTracker stories is exactly why I make the effort to do it. Our most recent trip to England, Ireland and France will forever be remembered with just a mouse click, as has been the case with previous trips. Happy New Year to you as well. Looking forward to reading about your next journey!
1/23/2020 10:43:00 AM - Hi La Cave d'Argent - Thanks for your kind message! Glad you are enjoying the Piemonte write-up. Still in progress with a few more days to capture - as you know it is very time consuming. I love writing about the trips though - because it is a great way to relive the experience and then ensure I can remember it in future. Also I find other people's reports so helpful when planning that it is a bit of payback to share my own. Happy New Year and hope your wine travels in 2020 treat you well!
7/18/2019 8:19:00 AM - Hi Nyccablover. Thank you for your nice message. I'm still working on the Italy write-up, but should have it done within the next few days. I read your Australia/Singapore write-up, which is epic! Although our trip to Australia probably won't be for another year or two, I will definitely refer to your tasting story. Sounds like June is a good time to go if it is like October in NYC (which is when we like to visit the Big Apple).
11/6/2017 8:11:00 PM - Thanks dchain. Our livers and brains are still in recovery mode. It will probably take until next October for them to be ready again. ;-)
11/6/2017 7:32:00 PM - Thanks for such a great write up of the NY event, I am exhausted from reading it let alone the eating and drinking marathon you and your wife embarked upon! Thanks for taking one for the CT team! Keep on drinking and making your notes!!
10/30/2015 7:05:00 AM - It appears that the photo problem is a Google issue, one which I cannot solve. I have therefore uploaded the photos to my Shutterfly site and have re-posted them in my 2015 NYWE write-up. Fortunately they are now showing up in the final product. I greatly appreciate you bringing this to my attention.
10/29/2015 7:56:00 PM - Although the photos show up perfectly on my computer, when I attempt to view them on my wife's computer they do not show up. This has never been the case before, as I am posting them from Google Photos exactly as I have with previous stories. Interestingly, I can get a photo to temporarily show up on my wife's computer when I re-paste the image link, but the photo then gets deleted within CellarTracker after about 30 minutess. I am not sure what is going on, but I have sent e-mails to Eric and Andrew in an attempt to find out. Thanks for giving me the heads up.
10/29/2015 3:12:00 PM - Wow, the NYWE is on my bucket list and I've been following your excellent posts. However, I'm unable to view any pictures, which tell half the story. I've tried Chrome, Firefox on my PC and Safari on my iPad but the links to photos are non-existent. I wonder if other CT members are having the same problem?
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Arch57
7/7/2015 5:40:00 AM - Just reviewed your very descriptive posting of the Aspen Food and Wine festival. Very detailed and with pictures to boot. Thank you for your thoroughness about your experience.
5/12/2015 8:15:00 PM - Thanks...I have now actually read the article ;-). Construction of the cellar was definitely a "labor of love," but it has resulted in so many great experiences with our friends. Sharing good wine and food with people you love is what it's all about!
5/12/2015 8:01:00 PM - Hope you liked the article. I was reading tonight and thought, "I think I've read tasting notes by that guy!" Sure enough ;) Congratulations on the publication and living a good story!
5/10/2015 8:11:00 PM - Your kind words are much appreciated. Believe it or not, I still have not seen the article. Out here (on the West Coast) our Wine Spectator issues come a day or two later than the rest of the country. I hope to see it tomorrow!
5/9/2015 8:32:00 PM - I just read the article in Wine Spectator and instantly recognized the picture in the article and your handle. A great story and one of persistence for the Money Pit.
12/2/2014 11:31:00 AM - Very impressed (and thankful!) you took all those notes and pics (you got us in the background of your Champagne reception shot!) from the WE Experience. Great job! I can't believe I tried 218 wines in those 2.5 days. Moving too fast to take notes from anything but the seminars. Great Kramer, Larry T. and poor Helen/John...sad/painful. We were also at the 9/11 site on Monday choking back the lacrimation. A must see for all Americans. Cheers again! Mark
11/16/2013 6:21:00 PM - Fantastic notes from your Napa trip, you musta wore out at least one pen... Also love your dream wine pick from my birth year. If you're ever in Eugene... Mark (UCSD class of '83)
2022 Turley Zinfandel Juvenile
4/27/2024 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 90 Points
Turley's 2022 Juvenile is a richly aromatic wine, packed with dark bramble fruits, pickling spice, cedar and licorice. Medium-to-full-bodied and with lively acids, it delivers a flavor payload that is commensurate with the aromas, adding a component of apricot on the mid-palate. The oak and tannins are quite well-assimilated, which is also the case for the wine's alcohol (15.2%) when served at the proper temperature of 60-65°F. Medium-to-long on the back end, this is an enjoyable Zinfandel that will provide plenty of pleasure over the next 3-4 years. Tasted from a bottle that had been decanted through a Vinturi aerator, this benefited from the first hour in carafe. Enclosed with a Diam 10 cork. Drink now-2028.
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2022 Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Rosso
4/27/2024 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 88 Points
Fermented and aged for six months in concrete, this light-to-medium ruby-colored wine is a blend of 70% Frappato and 30% Nero d'Avola. Laden with cranberry and strawberry fruit, it adds notes of rose petals, bay leaf, coriander and black tea. Light-to-medium-bodied, crisply acidic, softly tannic and with unnoticeable alcohol (11%), it stays solid in the middle and finishes with medium length. Vinturi-decanted and serially tasted over 2-3 hours, this was immediately expressive. Enjoy it over the next 2-3 years. Drink now-2027.
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2015 Dehlinger Pinot Noir Goldridge
4/27/2024 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 93 Points
Still deep ruby in color, this medium-bodied Pinot remains effusive of black and red fruits that are accented with mulling spices, smoke, cocoa and leather. The oak and tannins have fully integrated and the alcohol (14.9%) continues to fly under the radar. Solid in the middle and long on the finish, this has aged very little since last being tasted 12/8/2021; it will last longer than previously projected. Popped and poured, only thirty minutes of air was required for this bottle to fully strut its stuff. Drink now-2030.
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