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Red fruit aroma family photo — Red fruit

Black fruit aroma family photo — Black fruit

Dried fruit aroma family photo — Dried fruit

Tasting facts

Taste: Dry

aciditySoft → Bright

sweetnessDry → Sweet

tanninGentle → Grippy

intensityLight → Bold

Drinking window · 2025–2033

With food · Beef, Lamb, Poultry

Market range $32.00–$39.99 (around the market median, Nov 9, 2026)

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House

Producer: Turley Wine Cellars
Founded: 1993
Founder: Larry Turley
Home region: Napa Valley and Paso Robles, California
Flagship: Zinfandel (old-vine)

Larry Turley founded the winery in 1993 after co-founding Frog's Leap in 1981, starting in St. Helena and expanding to Templeton with the purchase of the historic Pesenti winery, specialising in old-vine Zinfandel and Petite Syrah.

Old Vines is composed of old sites from California that are either too small to be made into a vineyard designate or are new to the Turley family. First Turley vintage 1996.

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Sustainability / production facts

native yeast fermentation
bottled unfined and unfiltered
vines 50-130 years old

Zinfandel

Turley Old Vines Zinfandel 2023

Critics Choice · 92 points · Wine Spectator
Customer Favorite · 4.2 stars · Vivino

Description

The sage, autumnal older sister to the spring verve of the Juvenile; expansive and comforting, like a warm hug. Dark brambly fruits, beautifully spiced, gingerbread, and a touch of herbs de Provence. Smooth, harmonious, and supple on the palate. Grapes: 95% Zinfandel, 5% Alicante Bouschet, Petite Sirah, Syrah, Cinsault, Grenache (field-blend varieties).

Winemaker Notes

The sage, autumnal older sister to the spring verve of the Juvenile, Old Vines encompasses everything we stand for at Turley. Expansive and comforting, like a warm hug. Dark brambly fruits, beautifully spiced, gingerbread, and a touch of herbs de Provence. Smooth, harmonious, and supple on the palate; pair with the melodious duet Dolly did with Norah Jones, “Creepin’ In.”

Wine.com price

$32.97

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Type: Red
Varietal: Zinfandel
Grapes
Region
Country: United States
Colour: Red
Price band: $20-35
ABV: 15.2%
Oak: 12 months in barrel; 90% used oak / 10% new (80% French oak, 20% American)
Aging: 12 months
LWIN: 1123669
Market median: $35.99 (Nov 9, 2026)

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Professional ratings

93ptsJeb Dunnuck
From 45- to 130-year-old vines, the 2023 Zinfandel Old Vines takes on a more peppery lift on the nose along with salinity and notes of black raspberries, cherries, and a bit of stone fruit. Medium-bodied, the acidity is refreshing and brighter, giving the wine more verticality overall
92ptsWine Spectator
Supple yet zesty at the core, with expressive flavors of cherry, savory anise and cracked pepper that finish with briary tannins. Drink now through 2033. 11,000 cases made.