HISTORY

A recent addition to Turley’s Amador County single vineyard bottlings, Rinaldi is one of the most significant ancient vineyards in the Sierra Foothills. Known to many historically as the Eschen vineyard, there are still a few remaining vines from the original planting in the 1860’s; the bulk of our block dates from 1910. At 2000 feet of elevation and located in the Fiddletown AVA, the wine is generally more blue-fruited than what you find in nearby Shenandoah Valley.

VINTAGE SPECIFIC TASTING NOTES

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DETAILS

• AVA: Amador County

• Sub-AVA: Fiddletown

• Soil: Iron-rich decomposed Granite

• Elevation: 2,000’

• Planted: 1910, smattering of vines from 1860s

• Varieties: Zinfandel

• Viticulture: Own-rooted, dry-farmed, 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: 2014

• Serving Temp: 55-60ºF

• Release: Fall

• Accessibility: Limited, Members and Amador tasting room