Amy Erin

8.9

Great 2022 blend — 5 months ago

Dmitry Teytelman

9.2

Aging gracefully, great nose, well integrated tannins, a pleasure on Thanksgiving! — 6 months ago

April Hill

9.0

KSA Progressive Party 🍷 — 6 months ago

Erik Longabardi

9.3

Mourvèdre to the head! — 9 months ago

Mary C

9.3

2018… delicious — 2 years ago

Michael Seely

9.4

Ehren Jordan is a Master, brilliant winemaker this 07 displays this talent beautifully. Shows bright fruit both on the bouquet and on the palate. — 5 years ago

with Jeff and Joe

Pierre Gustafsson

8.9

Very nice! Slight vanilla flavor — 10 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Presented double-blind at Tasting Group. The wine is a deep ruby color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with some significant staining of the tears. No signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with powerful notes of plums, dark brambles, cocoa, cedar box, and baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The alcohol is medium++. This is big and fancy and tastes, expensive. Initial conclusions: this could be Merlot, Malbec, or Syrah from the USA, Argentina or France. However, the wine wasn’t purple enough for Malbec and I didn’t get any rotundune for me to chose Syrah. The tannins were silky smooth and the fruit was generous, plush and slightly tart which gave me a clue about the vintage. Since I felt like this wine leaned toward its fruit, my final conclusion is that this is Merlot, from the USA, from California, from Napa Valley, 2018 vintage. Boom! I think this is drinking really well right now and it hides its alcohol (15.6%!) remarkably well. Drink now and through 2028. — 5 months ago

Sean Sims

8.9

Fruit on the nose, deep purple color. I get blueberries and other berries. Long finish in the mouth. — 6 months ago

Adam Kincaid

9.0

Enjoying this, though it’s lower tannin than you might find a cab from other CA regions. Blackberry and leather on the nose that moves toward dark chocolate as it opens up. A bit earthy but some dark fruit too. Smooth and velvety, probably not going to age better from here. — 9 months ago

with Jillian

Russelton Handleberry

9.6

As warmed up...solid layers of lemon from core to skin. Layers of subtle sugar and briney evolution. — 3 years ago

Christopher Beatty

9.0

Full flavor. Not too jammy. — 7 years ago

Phil Stice

9.0

The most burgundy like SC Pinot I've had. Taught red fruits w nutty quality — 9 years ago

Rachel Duryea

8.9

Wine and cheese night! First: merlot — 11 years ago

with Vivi

Spencer Spetnagel

9.6

Earth, barnyard, crunchy berries, depth and breadth envelops the palate. Layers upon layers. Plenty left to give. Fantastic offering from the Etzel’s. — 6 months ago

David Delbuono

10

Fabulous. Think. Full earthy. Well you know. Everything you should get. Very special bottle for us. Wife and I where in Napa , valentines week. BTW. The best week of the year to vacation there. No crowds or traffic. We valentine dinner deep into their wine caves. 5 course tasting and meal. Band. Dancing. We won this bottle just for being the furthest travelled. Drinking an 06. That we received in 09. In New Paltz for a weekend getaway. Nov 17, 2023. — 6 months ago

with Melanie

Jay Kline

9.1

Popped and poured. Deep ruby color with moderate staining of the tears. Developing, with a fairly becoming nose with ripe black plums, dark bramble fruit, vanilla, some pipe tobacco, some chocolate and baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium(+?) acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. It’s really primary now but it should drink better after 2025 and through 2034. — 7 months ago

Austin Baik

9.4

Really opens up — 10 months ago

with Stuart

Jeff Orlowski

9.3

Dark purple, tobacco on nose, full bodied, soft. Plums, blackberries, and pepper on palate. Another terrific Turley Zin! — 5 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Michael Washabaugh

9.1

Paired well with a lamb, eggplant purée, fava beans, piquolo pepper. Would also pair with a medium rare magret duck or other game. — 9 years ago