Turley

Black-Sears Vineyard Zinfandel

9.39 ratings
9.14 pro ratings
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA
Zinfandel
Lamb, Chicken, Turkey, White Rice, Pasta, Potato, Herbs, Mushrooms, Soft Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Tomato-Based, Duck, Exotic Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pork, Baking Spices, Pungent Cheese, Beef, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Allison Lyzenga

Medium garnet; medium plus intensity aromas of black cherry, black plum, chocolate cherry, dried currant, tobacco, old cedar, forest floor, baking spices; dry, medium acid, silky medium tannins, high alcohol, full bodied, pronounced intensity flavors of black cherry, black plum, dried black currant, chocolate cherry, tobacco, cedar, vanilla, rich cocoa, forest floor; outstanding, very concentrated, well integrated, tannins very smooth, almost don’t sense the high alcohol

Medium garnet; medium plus intensity aromas of black cherry, black plum, chocolate cherry, dried currant, tobacco, old cedar, forest floor, baking spices; dry, medium acid, silky medium tannins, high alcohol, full bodied, pronounced intensity flavors of black cherry, black plum, dried black currant, chocolate cherry, tobacco, cedar, vanilla, rich cocoa, forest floor; outstanding, very concentrated, well integrated, tannins very smooth, almost don’t sense the high alcohol

May 9th, 2019
William Hughes

Wow! The complexity of this wine is amazing. This has aged for twenty years and is absolutely outstanding! Potpourri of fresh and dry flowers! Honest to god cinnamon bark notes, too. I am surprised by the complexity here! Zin can age well!

Wow! The complexity of this wine is amazing. This has aged for twenty years and is absolutely outstanding! Potpourri of fresh and dry flowers! Honest to god cinnamon bark notes, too. I am surprised by the complexity here! Zin can age well!

Jul 31st, 2016
Dale Cruse

1998 Turley Howell Mountain Black-Sears Vineyard - Not every day I drink 15 year old Zin.

1998 Turley Howell Mountain Black-Sears Vineyard - Not every day I drink 15 year old Zin.

Jan 24th, 2013
Matt Forester

Has barely lost a step.

Has barely lost a step.

Dec 20th, 2018
Pete Turley

Thick and syrupy... It drank like a Port... with tastes of cedar, black pepper and dark fruit... Was great for sipping, love Howell Mountain... and loved this 20 year old Zin.

Thick and syrupy... It drank like a Port... with tastes of cedar, black pepper and dark fruit... Was great for sipping, love Howell Mountain... and loved this 20 year old Zin.

Feb 19th, 2018
Christina Turley

Sales & Marketing Turley Wine Cellars

A study in Howell Mountain.

A study in Howell Mountain.

Jun 7th, 2013
Eric

@Delectable Wine this is the Black Sears vineyard. Not that it matters, this is beyond fossilized. Think Wooly Mammoth.

@Delectable Wine this is the Black Sears vineyard. Not that it matters, this is beyond fossilized. Think Wooly Mammoth.

Dec 4th, 2022
Jake Perdie

Owner Beach & Vine Wines & Spirits

8.6

Jake had this 11 years ago

Jake had this 11 years ago

May 14th, 2014
Alejandro Lopez

Alejandro had this 5 years ago

Alejandro had this 5 years ago

Jul 29th, 2019
Matt Forester

Matt had this 6 years ago

Matt had this 6 years ago

Jan 6th, 2019