2023 Turley Wine Cellars Old Vines Zinfandel California, USA Celler Frisach 4ha (6ha planted) of vineyard

4ha (6ha planted) of vineyard on Brancott Valley

you have to realize they do a lot of magnums and they are going to release them 20 years after the vintage

with a kind of smoky minerality

Triassic sandstone and limestone parcels across Hessigheim and the Enz valley

The wine aged for 11 months in barrique without racking and bottled unfiltered with a tiny dose of sulfur

2023 Turley Wine Cellars Old Vines Zinfandel California, USA Celler Frisach 4ha (6ha planted) of vineyardVarietal composition: Zinfandel 95%, Mataro (Mourvdre), 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