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Turley Ueberroth Vineyard Zinfandel 2022

95 Points, Wine Spectator, 94+ Points, Parker’s Wine Advocate – 93 Points, Vinous – 18.5 Points, Jancis Robinson

“Broad-shouldered and powerfully structured yet detailed and stylish, with deep flavors of blackberry and cherry accented by bittersweet chocolate, orange peel and fruitcake spices that gather tension and richness on the slightly firm finish. Drink now through 2037.”

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95 Points, Wine Spectator
Broad-shouldered and powerfully structured yet detailed and stylish, with deep flavors of blackberry and cherry accented by bittersweet chocolate, orange peel and fruitcake spices that gather tension and richness on the slightly firm finish. Drink now through 2037.

94+ Points, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
Planted on calcareous shale soils, the 2022 Zinfandel Ueberroth Vineyard leads with a compelling, brooding nose of iron, tree bark, autumn leaves, scorched earth and a deep core of just-ripe wild red cherry fruit. The palate is dense and saturated with immense concentration but has the framing to hold it without going out of balance. The finish combines punchy, ripe fruit flavors with a fine, dusty tannin structure lined with vibrant, mineral-laced acidity. This wine does an admirable job of straddling monolithic density and lifted vibrancy and deserves several years in bottle to unwind and further come into itself.

93 Points, Vinous
The 2022 Zinfandel Ueberroth Vineyard is dark and deeply spiced, but also not quite as imposing as it can be in some years. Wild cherry, cedar, tobacco, dried herbs, incense and orange zest all run though this heady, mid-weight Zinfandel. The 2022 is silky and lifted. This is all charm.

18.5 Points, Jancis Robinson
Medium ruby. Black cherry, black plum, fresh high acid, chewy tannin. Light bramble spice and a touch of cola to the finish. The whole package – just lovely!

Despite the overwhelming number of Zinfandel producers in the U.S., the MVP of carrying the varietal’s reputation may very well belong to Larry Turley,who has spent the last thirty years in California dedicating his days to preserving and furthering Zinfandel’s cause. So much so that since the co-founder of Frog’s Leap Winery first left to start his own winery in 1993, he has built a portfolio that includes 47 wines across 50 vineyards with 29 of them dedicated to the Zin varietal!

Today, his protege, winemaker Tegan Passalacqua, (a noted Zinfandel and Petite Sirah specialist in his own regard), is the man tasked with overseeing the entire winemaking operation. On top of that, Tegan and his wife started their own brand, Sandlands concentrating on making lesser championed wines. Sound like a lot? You don’t even know. Wine Spectator pointed out that in the 2017 vintage alone, Tegan made 49 different wines from 13 different counties in California under the Turley label, and another dozen wines for Sandlands.

Turley’s new Ueberroth is absolutely sensational. It’s such an intricate single-vineyard wine that comes from vines that were first planted in the 1880s!!! This is not your every-day Zin in any way shape or form. It’s layered and elegant and a sophisticated Big Red that demands a place in the cellar.

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