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2019 Turley "Ueberroth Vineyard" Zinfandel tasting notes
2019 Turley "Ueberroth Vineyard" Zinfandel 75cl 15.9% ABV
USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles AVA
Varietal: Zinfandel
Aging: 15 months in oak barrels (80% French, 20% American; 80% used, 20% new)
Color: garnet ruby.
Nose: raspberries, mint, raisins, plums, wet stone, tobacco, mandarins, cedar nuts, black currants, ground pink pepper, and a hint of butter.
Taste: raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, plums, tannins, mandarins, licorice, and pepper. Rounded, with excellent acidity balanced by sweetness.
Finish: raspberries, blueberries, mandarins, plums, pepper, tannins, licorice, and lingonberries.
Score: 9. Between good and excellent. +2+2+2.
Conclusion: this vintage is also very good — kind of a plum-mandarin-berry profile. It seems to me that, compared to the 2018 harvest, the aroma here is a bit weaker, but the sweetness on the palate is slightly higher. Still, I'm giving a bonus point for the aroma. 91/100.
USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles AVA
Varietal: Zinfandel
Aging: 15 months in oak barrels (80% French, 20% American; 80% used, 20% new)
Color: garnet ruby.
Nose: raspberries, mint, raisins, plums, wet stone, tobacco, mandarins, cedar nuts, black currants, ground pink pepper, and a hint of butter.
Taste: raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, plums, tannins, mandarins, licorice, and pepper. Rounded, with excellent acidity balanced by sweetness.
Finish: raspberries, blueberries, mandarins, plums, pepper, tannins, licorice, and lingonberries.
Score: 9. Between good and excellent. +2+2+2.
Conclusion: this vintage is also very good — kind of a plum-mandarin-berry profile. It seems to me that, compared to the 2018 harvest, the aroma here is a bit weaker, but the sweetness on the palate is slightly higher. Still, I'm giving a bonus point for the aroma. 91/100.