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Turley "Pesenti Vineyard" Zinfandel - 2022

Name: Turley "Pesenti Vineyard" Zinfandel
Brand: Turley
SKU: 12799
Price: 58.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 12799 750 mL

From Zinfandel vines planted in the 1920s that are planted in soils that are chalk-based. The Pesenti vineyard is in the Willow Creek area of Paso Robles. The vines were dry-farmed, hand-harvested and then aged in 80% French oak and 20% American oak barrels for 15 months (15% new). Bottled unfiltered.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2022

Country

USA

Region

California

Sub-Region

San Luis Obispo

Appellation/Village

Paso Robles

Producer

Turley

Grape Variety

Zinfandel

Limited Production: Only 1 bottle(s) per customer

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.

Zinfandel

Zinfandel is widely thought of as “America’s grape,” but in fact the variety is of Croatian origin, and is genetically extremely similar to Italian Primitivo, which thrives in the warmest parts of southern Italy. Like Primitivo, Zinfandel requires warm but not hot growing conditions, as its skins are relatively thin: this can cause its berries to shrivel into raisins if left on the vine a little too long. Dry and well-drained terroirs are also preferable for Zinfandel, as its bunches are...