Saturday, June 9, 2007
Had to attend a "Turley" Zinfandel tasting today. (a dirty job but some one has to do it). 11 wines with two 4 bottle verticals.
2000, 2001, 2002 & 2003 Duarte
2000, 2001, 2002 & 2003 Old Vine
2000 & 2002 Juvenile
2003 Dusi
I had my 2-1/2 ounce pour of each wine in an individual glass, marked so I would know what I was tasting. It is always interesting to do verticals and let them sit for a period of time between tasting. Wines change so much over an hour. Ones that I thought I liked at the beginning came to be my least favorite at the end.
The Old Vines were all heavy fruit forward but seem to lack the complexity of the Duartes. The Juveniles seem to be a little awkward.
There wasn't a dog on the bunch but my favorite wine of the evening was the 2003 Dusi. I felt it had the most going for it. Good fruit, good balance and nice complexity
Really looking forward to the next gathering of the "Turleys".
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