Severn G

9.3

2004 | Zinfandel
Turley Wine Cellars; Grist Vineyard
Sonoma County; Dry Creek Valley AVA, CA, US
(92-94; Drink 2019-29)

The conclusion of our Turley 2004's, on to the next vintage with gusto! — 9 months ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

8/2021. Nice Zin. Smooth and full of flavor. Never been disappointed by a Turley Zin. — 5 years ago

Sarah Worner

9.6

Wonderful - great to drink now but could still sit for a few years if you want something with stronger flavors. Dark berry flavor, sweet cigar vanilla oak. Low acid, medium tannins, well balanced. — 8 years ago

Ned Clark

9.6

Really excellent zin. — 8 years ago

Phil

9.3

Never would suspect 15.6 abv blind tasting this. — 9 years ago

Mike Davila

9.2

Better than I hoped for, would have been fun to taste blind. Drinking great, but ready to drink. — 10 years ago

Ned Clark

9.1

First day closed. Second day beautiful. Third day still very drinkable. Do NOT pop n pour. Give it a long decant. — 11 years ago

Kate Huyett

9.1

With Elsa at picholine — 11 years ago

Kevin O'Connor

10

Wow, words can not explain how good this is. You just need to try some of these old turley petite's to believe it. This was the first of quite a few older vintages that I have tucked away. Can't wait to enjoy more of these! — 12 years ago

with Megan

Daryl McCurdy

10

Light but spicy — 14 years ago

Charlie Tapp

9.7

Exceptionally vibrant 18 years later.

My favorite zinfandel on the planet. — 9 months ago

Joe DAscoli

9.3

Very good balance of grip acidity and fruit — 10 months ago

Bryan Kesting

9.3

This is a fresh and lively wine composed of dark cherries, blackberries, all spice and menthol. It even has a slightly gamey character but not pronounced. Drink now or hold. — 5 years ago

Shawn R

9.3

Delish with a 2 hour decant. Pairs well with chipotle bison burgers. — 8 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.1

Turley made this wine from 1994-2010 and to me it was always the benchmark for the varietal during that era. The 13.9% alcohol was probably the lowest in Turley's lineup back in 2002. Their Charbono has always been a sneaky good ager and this is no exception. Probably already on a slow decline now I wouldn't hold on to these much longer. The Tofanelli family now keeps their own fruit. I'll have to try their version one of these days. — 9 years ago

Doug Griffin

9.2

Heat off the nose, bramble, flowers and dust. Raspberry blueberry pie filling, five spice, chocolate. Very balanced, not pruny or over done — 10 years ago

Paul Watson

9.3

Closer to a nicely aged claret than the 15.2% fruit bomb I imagined. What a refined and beautiful wine. Swoon! — 11 years ago

with Craig and Bryan

Lesa Gough

8.9

Cali Zin with refinement. Very nice. Need to get more of this. — 12 years ago

Margie Kim

9.8

It was Fab! Bought it at the silent auction for the Zin Project 2013. — 13 years ago

Joe DAscoli

9.3

This wine hits with massive brightness and blueberry flavors. But it also has excellent acidity to avoid it being sweet or fruit bomb like.

Pretty good with some age on it. — 10 months ago

Joe Flo

9.1

Getting better with some bottle aging. — 5 years ago

Tim Munger

9.2

Hunting with buddies — 8 years ago

Dave Schneider

9.1

A little more slate and mineral tones and much less zesty and sharp that I would have expected. Still very good — 8 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.3

Took a couple hours to open up. Still some fine tannin, but things are pretty nicely resolved with a good balance of fruit and earthy notes. 13.7% alc. Drinking at peak and quite a treat. — 9 years ago

Nick Finarelli

9.5

Sadie has come to play! — 9 years ago

Ryan Sherman

9.1

@Delectable Wine can you go that far back? — 11 years ago

Michael Sager-Wilde

Owner Sager + Wilde

9.5

What an amazjng texture. Rhone throughout, wish there was more of this. — 11 years ago

Patty Truong

9.8

North Grill — 12 years ago

Andrew Hanebutt

9.3

Raid the cellar night. Always a favorite. — 13 years ago