Turley
DuPratt Vineyard Mendocino Ridge Zinfandel
Mendocino Ridge, North Coast, California, USA
Took time to open up to red fruit, kirsch. Cherries. A little wild herb. Will age well.
Took time to open up to red fruit, kirsch. Cherries. A little wild herb. Will age well.
Dec 7th, 2023
Super high toned. Pomegranate, cherry, and sandalwood. Really nice. Bright for a 15.7% wine. Doesn’t show the alcohol at all
Super high toned. Pomegranate, cherry, and sandalwood. Really nice. Bright for a 15.7% wine. Doesn’t show the alcohol at all
Nov 17th, 2022
The 2020 Dupratt Zinfandel from one of Turley’s more remote holdings drank more like a Barbera at first before mellowing with air. On opening the nose of bright red fruit, earth and forest spread across the room and it hit with raspberry, a touch of smokiness and some near citrus like acidity. Over time, this transitioned to dark berries and graphite and a long smooth finish, never completely losing its edge. A unique Zin, great with food.
The 2020 Dupratt Zinfandel from one of Turley’s more remote holdings drank more like a Barbera at first before mellowing with air. On opening the nose of bright red fruit, earth and forest spread across the room and it hit with raspberry, a touch of smokiness and some near citrus like acidity. Over time, this transitioned to dark berries and graphite and a long smooth finish, never completely losing its edge. A unique Zin, great with food.
Oct 30th, 2024The ‘21 Dupratt Zinfandel may be as tough to reach as the high elevation vineyard in Mendocino it comes from. It’s admittedly super-young with tremendous potential for those with patience. Berries and spices, some wonderfully site-specific forest and pine notes and nice acidity are hidden behind Redwood-strength tannins. Lots of potential.
The ‘21 Dupratt Zinfandel may be as tough to reach as the high elevation vineyard in Mendocino it comes from. It’s admittedly super-young with tremendous potential for those with patience. Berries and spices, some wonderfully site-specific forest and pine notes and nice acidity are hidden behind Redwood-strength tannins. Lots of potential.
Jan 31st, 2024
Been k Okinawa them thanks.... they go
Been k Okinawa them thanks.... they go
Nov 22nd, 2022“Mountain Zin” from an early 1900s vineyard set among cedars at 1500’ elevation in Mendocino. Purplish with a pink rim, sweet nose — blackberry pie and a hint of cocoa? On the palate though, thin, acidic, little fruit. Came back to it a few days later (Coravin) and it had improved somewhat. Past vintages were much better.
“Mountain Zin” from an early 1900s vineyard set among cedars at 1500’ elevation in Mendocino. Purplish with a pink rim, sweet nose — blackberry pie and a hint of cocoa? On the palate though, thin, acidic, little fruit. Came back to it a few days later (Coravin) and it had improved somewhat. Past vintages were much better.
Aug 30th, 2022This is a unique and very good wine. From 100 year old vines at high elevation in Mendocino, it is loaded with zesty, acidic (in a great way) dark fruit. It’s wonderful deep berry nose didn’t convert in the mouth at first, but with a bit of air, the fruit, and some light tannins came out, maybe even a hint of the pines surrounding the vineyard. Plenty of room to run on this great but far-from-typical Zin.
This is a unique and very good wine. From 100 year old vines at high elevation in Mendocino, it is loaded with zesty, acidic (in a great way) dark fruit. It’s wonderful deep berry nose didn’t convert in the mouth at first, but with a bit of air, the fruit, and some light tannins came out, maybe even a hint of the pines surrounding the vineyard. Plenty of room to run on this great but far-from-typical Zin.
Jan 7th, 2021