Bruce Dunbar

8.9

Revisiting the ‘20 Old Vines after a year or two in the cellar. Dusky clear purple. Sweet cherries and earth on the nose. Smooth, rich, almost no tannin. A lovely creamy, dark finish like plum pie with ice cream. These Old Vine blends are some of the best values in the Turley line up if not all of CA Zinfandel. — a month ago

Doug Powers

9.1

Beautiful creamy aromas up front, touch of SO2 that somewhat dissipates with swirling, on the palate absolutely lovely texture from the seemingly moderately ripe fruit, long, somewhat fat finish, very fine aged Oregon Pinot Gris!! — 5 months ago

with Jim

Jamie Lauder

9.1

2020 vintage.
Originally planted in 1978, these are the oldest Riesling vines in British Columbia. The grapes come from a 2 acre north facing vineyard.
Bright, pale green gold colour.
Peach, petrol, wet rock, nectarine and white flowers on the nose.
Crisp, mouth watering acidity.
Lemon and lime rind. Slate, apricot pit, mandarin and white peach flavours.
The last bunches were harvested in late October only 12 hours before first frost and snow with whiteout conditions.
Old Vines Riesling is aged for 2 years in the bottle before release. — 9 months ago

Shengli Hu

9.0

2018 much more minerality on the nose! Not what Zin reminds you of. Red cherries blackberry black pepper spices licorice medium acidity long spicy finish moderate body dark. notes from visit to the winery.

Alexander Valley. Bright red volcanic soils, steep rocky slopes and western exposure. — 2 years ago

Tom Garland

9.6

+1 hour decant(some fine/cloudy sediment). An amazing inky purplish magenta color. On the nose: very aromatic nose with perfumed dark red/blue fruit, forest floor, herbaceous, currants, smoked wood. Taste: so easy to like!!! creamy, velvety, concentrated, elegant mouthcoating wine with dark cherry, milk chocolate, cassis, minerals, baking spice, and a espresso-graphite long finish. YUM! Entering its drinking window with time to go. — 2 months ago

with Brenda

Will Stanley

9.3

A welcome departure from a focus on Bordeaux of late, this GSM from Barossa, despite being in the lower end of their range, is a gorgeous, powerful but quite pure wine with great complexity for this price point. The nose has southern Rhône personality mixed with Barossa weight, with steeped fruit, lavender, white pepper, a touch of iron. It has Port-like density on the palate, with flecks of liquorice and kirsch, is slightly hot even at 14.5% but otherwise a really solid wine! — 9 months ago

Adam Gäfvert

9.8

Voted WOTN for good reason. This has been a bucket list wine for me. Some sections of this famous vineyard were planted in 1860 but all of the vines are ridiculously old. It’s bombastic and really stands out from the crowd. Very expressive both on the nose and on the palate. Full bodied and multi layered. Creamy and rich texture. Dark berries, plums, coffee, cigar, orange peel, eucalyptus, soy, cigar box and an array of oriental spices. Probably at a peak right now, such a joy to drink. — a year ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.2

Made in a small town at foot of Sierra Cantabria in the DO. A single variety Tempranillo from 50 year old vines has a deep Ruby red color and aged for 18 months in French and American oak. Aromas of red fruit and spice. On the palate ripe black fruit, fine tannins, well balanced with a medium+ finish ending with fruit, spice and some oak notes. Nice! — 2 months ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.2

This is the 2019 Catena High Mountain Vines Cabernet Sauvignon. This is from Mendoza, Argentina.

On the nose there is black cherry, blackberry, black plum, black currant, herbaceous notes, green bell pepper and mocha.

On the palate there is black cherry, blackberry, menthol, black currant, cassis, spice, herbs, chocolate, hints of green bell pepper, wood and earth.

This is a full bodied wine with medium + acidity and medium,+ firm chalky tannins that has a long drawn out dark fruit herbaceous finish. Welcome to the weekend. I hope everyone has as a wonderful weekend, so pleas stay safe and healthy. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 6 months ago

Vanessa

9.2

This Garnacha wine is undeniably delicious!  🍷🍷

It is the 2018 Alto Moncayo, Veraton, Garnacha, coming from the Campo de Borja D.O. (appellation) in Aragon, Spain, produced by Bodegas Alto Moncayo. 🇪🇸

It has a deep ruby hue with notable tearing and viscosity. On the nose, it has a medium (+) intensity of ripe, luscious black cherry, blackberry, plum, and blackcurrant notes, next to violet, black licorice, toasty, star anise, nutmeg, clove, dark chocolate, tobacco, and vanilla bean characteristics.

What is striking is its concentration of juicy aromas and flavors and weighty mouthfeel, not to mention its immediate approachability.  It is dry, offering a rounded, ripe and powerful profile in terms of both its fruit character as well as its alcohol-tannin structure. 🤩

This wine was made with fruit of old, bush vines (30-50 years old), planted at elevation on the hillsides of the Moncayo mountains, and aged in oak barrels for 16 months before release.

We picked this up at @sunfishcellars for $26.99 and it more than delivered… it has “summer barbecue” written all over it!

Cheers to exploring the world’s many beautiful expressions of Garnacha / Grenache! — 9 months ago

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