Turnbull Wine Cellars

Turnbull Wine Cellars

Estate Grown Amoenus Calistoga Petit Verdot 2010

Takes a bit to open even after decanting — 3 years ago

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Analogy Oakville Red Blend 2018

This is the Analogy blend. Super cool and fresh. CF, Merlot, and Malbec. Drinks well young. — 3 years ago

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David T

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That score goes up with time. Still holding as far back as 07.
Eric

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Good to know. I’ve tried a few Turnbulls that fell short at the 10 year mark. Nice to know this one can hang out.

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Estate Grown Oakville Cabernet Franc 2015

Just a top notch Napa CF. — 4 years ago

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Estate Grown Oakville Petit Verdot 2016

Petit Verdot from one of my favorite Napa wineries. This is a very rustic but nicely refrained wine. Good tannins, good fruit, with acidity as well. — 4 years ago

Tiffany Nobles
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Johnson Turnbull Vineyard Selection 67 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1989

Shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, dried cranberry, very savory — 5 years ago

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Fortuna Vineyard Merlot 2014

Top 3 Merlot for me. Inky tobacco and great fruit. Bring yer wallet. — 6 years ago

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Nice. Want to have a look at this...

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Estate Grown Oakville Viognier 2012

Not for the faint of heart but delicious! — 6 years ago

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Abtei Muri

Lagrein Riserva 2018

Wonderful and the normal intensity of this grape. Turnbull in Napa makes a great Lagrein. They probably found a creative way to bring in the vines. — 3 years ago

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Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Strong nose of red fruit, body tannic with plenty if fruit still held hostage by substantial tannins — 3 years ago

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Johnson Turnbull Vineyard Selection 82 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1986

Predecessor to today's Turnbull Winery..think around $30 bucks back in its time.

Double decant (decent chunky sediment) and pour. A sterling tawny ruby red color with good bricking. On the nose: A surprisingly expressive nose!......sweet aged cab perfume, cherries, Eucalyptus, cedar, green veggies, smoked meats. Taste: elegant, smooth, nice mouthfeel, medium body wine with dried black fruit, dried herbs, pepper, and a currant & leather medium finish with just a little tannic kick after all these years. A gift from a friend, and a TREAT to drink this Saturday night!!!!!
— 4 years ago

Brenda Terzich-Garland
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Tom Garland

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@Paul T- Huntington Beach Mixed in with Robert Palmer, Simple Minds, Peter Gabriel, Dire Straits..thats it, bottle is done.
Jeff D.

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Fun blast from the past!
Tom Garland

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@Jeff D. Yes, enjoyed the trip!Cheers!

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Leopoldina Oakville Cabernet Franc 2014

Ruby colored with floral and anise notes. Full bodied tastes of blue fruit, licorice and dark chocolate with hints of herbs and earth. Tannins are a little grippy but overall a very nice wine. — 5 years ago

Lisa Mayer
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Estate Grown Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

Decanted for 90 mins and was impressed. Depth of the second half of the bottle after 24 hours was even more impressive. Big range on this. Dark rich fruits and the lead is the nose as others have said. I’ll be back (yes! I wrote that before realizing what I was writing). My first experience with a Turnbull was a success. — 5 years ago

Honig

Reserve Rutherford Sauvignon Blanc 2015

My contribution to the evening - very Bordeaux styled with the main difference being the crazy Pyrazines in the aroma. 60% new French oak and 40% neutral oak barrel aging, with 91% Sauvignon Blanc, ending in Semillon and Muscat, 100% estate fruit, made by Kristen Belair, who spent time making wine at Turnbull, and Trefethen. Most guessed Bordeaux graves. Excellent wine and not what I expected. Kind of funky on the nose too, so though it is a pale, and light colored wine... it could actually use light decanting to let the funk and pyrazine burn off just a tad. — 6 years ago

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I have to say, it was a marvelous wine. 40-60% of the fruit in this fumeblanc comes from their To Kalon vineyards, and it definitely shows. Beautiful tension, ample acid, great complexity, some pyrazine aroma (not as much as the honig) and very French in style. This wine pays homage to Robert Mondavi standing up with the greats of France. I guessed southern Napa 2014, so not too far off there.
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^^review for Mondavi Fume Blanc - somehow it got inserted here... ignore****

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Pierra Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Single Block bottling from their Leopoldina or
Weitz Oakville Vineyard; produced in small quantities & quality of vintage. Best wine we tasted at their winery today. Cheers 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— 3 years ago

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Josephine Sauvignon Blanc 2020

This is the 2020 ... couldn’t find the year yet on here. Despite the crumbly cork, super fun to drink! — 3 years ago

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Audaci Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Air is your friend on this one.
Great 🥩 wine. 1-2 hours decant
— 4 years ago

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I’ve got some whiteout for that label if you wanna reshoot it.
Neil Valenzuela

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Had the 2017’ a few weeks back. Really good stuff 👌🏼
Paul T HB

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Scraped as I pulled it off the wine rack, it was a drinker so no big deal.

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Amoenus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Hit Turnbull yesterday. Stellar single vineyard Cabs, CF’s and Merlot. -14’a were awesome, bought the 15’s. — 6 years ago

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Larkin

Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 2014

A Napa Cabernet Franc tasting with the family today. The Detert and the Larkin were the favorites of the group; both had gorgeous black cherry and blueberry fruit with terrific aromatic intensity. The Gandona Meia and the Studio Seven-Fifty need more time. The Turnbull was slightly corked. — 6 years ago

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Nice tasting!
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Awesome tasting

Love Larkin franc
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#thatDeterttho Detert is year in and year out one of the best bottlings of Cab Franc in the world 👏 @Tom Garrett