HISTORY

After working with the fruit for over a decade, we are proud to present the first single-vineyard bottling for Turley from the Del Barba Vineyard. Contra Costa is a delta where the San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers meet, and these head-trained vines are planted in deep dehli blow sand, made up of decomposed granite coming down from the Sierra Mountains. The resulting wine embodies the best the delta has to offer: silken textures, ultra-fine tannin, and dark saline fruits. 

VINTAGE SPECIFIC TASTING NOTES

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DETAILS

• AVA: Contra Costa

• Soil: Dehli blow sand

• Elevation: 30'

• Planting: 1980s

• Varieties: Zinfandel

• Viticulture: Head-trained, hand-harvested

• Fermentation: Native yeast

• Barrels: 80% used oak, 20% new; 80% French oak, 20% American

• Aging: 15 months in barrel

• Bottled unfined and unfiltered

• First Turley Vintage: 2021

• Serving Temp: 55-60ºF

• Release: Spring