Turley, Zinfandel Old vines 2023

Old Vines is composed of a variety of old sites from California that are either too small to be made into a vineyard designate wine, or are “new” to the Turley family (and way of farming). While we bring them up to speed as far as our rigorous farming practices go, in the mean time they make up the Old Vines blend. The average age of the vines in these 18 vineyards is about 80 years old, and they hail from Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lodi,

Contra Costa, Amador, and Paso Robles.

1. 95% Zinfandel, 5% Mataro, Alicante Bouschet, Petite Syrah, Grenache, Cinsault
2. Number of vineyards: 20+
3. Vine age: 50 to 130 years old
4. Vineyards located in: Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lodi, Contra Costa, Amador, and Paso Robles
5. Average age of vines: 89 years
6. Fermentation: 100% native yeast
7. 12 months in barrel, 80% French oak, 20% American (overall only 10% new oak)
8. Bottled sulfur: 10 mg/L free, 67 mg/L total
9. Unfined
10. 15.2% Alc