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Turley Wine Cellars, Zinfandel 'Dragon', 2023

Red Wine from California, United States
by Turley Wine Cellars
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Arguably Turley's most structured and intense Zinfandel bottling, this Howell Mountain beauty should be aged at least 3-4 years before you approach. 

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Antonio Galloni

92 points

"The 2023 Zinfandel Dragon Vineyard is a seriously forbidding wine with tons of mountain structure, acid and tannin. Unyielding and imposing, the Dragon is searing in its intensity. Red fruit, blood orange, chalk, mint and white pepper all race across the palate, supported by incisive, pointy tannins. Iron, white flowers and slate lend notable tension through the finish."

Wine Spectator

93 points

"Ripe and energetic without being bombastic, this Zin serves up potent flavors of blackberry, licorice and bitter chocolate that finish with big, brooding tannins. Best from 2026 through 2033."

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More about Turley Wine Cellars

To get your head around Zinfandel, you need to drink Turley, and we'd go further: you need to drink Turley to get your head around California, full stop. Few wineries have done more to find, farm and bottle the state's old vines, many of them planted in the late 1800s.

Larry Turley, a former emergency-room physician and co-founder of Frog's Leap, started Turley Wine Cellars in Napa in 1993. Tegan Passalacqua, one of the most influential figures in California's new wave, has led the winemaking since the early 2000s, and Larry's daughter Christina joined full-time in 2010. Today Turley makes around 50 wines from more than 50 vineyards up and down the state, from Napa and Alexander Valley to Lodi and Paso Robles, where the family also has a winery in Templeton.

The vineyards are organically farmed, and fermentations rely on native yeasts alone. The focus is old-vine Zinfandel and Petite Syrah, alongside rarities like Cinsault from the Bechthold vineyard in Lodi.

Juvenile is the place to start: Zinfandel from younger vines, including replantings in some of Turley's old-vine sites, the old vines of tomorrow. It shows the bright, zesty acidity that made Zinfandel prized in California before Prohibition. From there, the single-vineyard bottlings, like Dusi, Ueberroth and Pesenti, are a tour of California terroir.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Zinfandel

  • Vintage

    2023

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine:

100% Zinfandel

Dragon Vineyard is located in Howell Mountain of Napa Valley AVA

2,250 ft. elevation

Planted in 2000

Hand-harvested

100% native yeast fermentation

Aged 15 months in 80% French oak and 20% American oak (20% new)

Bottled unfined and unfiltered

15.7% abv

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Grilled lamb chops, Beef chuck steak, BBQ ribs, Spiced beef stew, Charred meat

Tasting Profile

Turley Wine Cellars Zinfandel Dragon shows intense dark cherry and blackberry with spice, licorice, and peppery notes. Full-bodied with ripe, velvety tannins and concentrated flavor; the finish is long and warming with dark fruit persistence.

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