HISTORY

Planted in 1944, the Dogtown Vineyard is organically farmed by Turley Wine Cellars. This head-trained, own-rooted vineyard is within the Clements Hills AVA, which has more varied topography than the rest of Lodi; thus, while most vineyards in the region were furrow irrigated, the rolling hills of iron-rich clay and volcanic soil in Dogtown have been dry-farmed from the start. The vineyard has some of the most consistently low yields and best natural acidity of any other we’ve farmed.

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DETAILS

• AVA: Lodi

• Sub-AVA: Clements Hills

• Soil: Sandy, loamy, clay, volcanic

• Planting: 1944

• Varieties: Zinfandel

• Viticulture: Head-trained, dry-farmed, hand harvested, own-rooted

• 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: 1997

• Serving Temp: 55-65ºF

• Release: Fall

• Accessibility: Limited, Member exclusive