2022 Turley Pesenti Vineyard Zinfandel
Producer: Turley Wine Cellars
Region: Paso Robles, CA
Country: USA
Grapes: 100% Zinfandel
Vintage: 2022
ABV: 15.6%
Vivino: 4.3
Drink By: 2028
Occasional Wine Note: We love this single vineyard, organically farmed Paso Zin from Turley. It delivers the jammy fruits you'd expect from a Zin, but there's so much more going on here from the smoky notes to the touches of spice and earth, to the well integrated tannin and acidity. What a gem of a Zin!
Wine Advocate
Critic Score: 95
Medium ruby in the glass, the 2022 Zinfandel Pesenti Vineyard is refined and pure on the nose, leading with varietally classic aromas of yellow peach, wild red berry jam, touches of woodsmoke and tomato leaves and a mix of earth-driven, evergreen aromas. The palate clearly shows its warm-climate origins with its rich, concentrated, explosively perfumed red fruit flavors. It admirably retains precision despite this massive frame and is lined with fine-grained, generous tannins. The finish is led by peachy, fruit-driven perfume with just enough tangy acidity to prop up the long, juicy finish that calls you back to the glass.
Wine Spectator
Critic Score: 93
A briar patch in a glass, this Zin is tightly focused and energetic, with flavors of wild berries, underbrush, espresso and pepper that build tension toward broad-shouldered tannins.