History

This small, estate-owned, pre-Prohibition vineyard in Sonoma County was purchased by the winery in 2009, and we’ve since converted all to organic farming. Planted on loam and various gravel soils, the Whitney Tennessee vineyard—named for one of Larry’s four daughters—is a mixed planting as well, with small amounts of Petite Syrah and Carignane vines sprinkled throughout.

VINTAGE SPECIFIC TASTING NOTES

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DETAILS

• AVA: Alexander Valley

• Soil: Loam, gravels

• Plantings: pre-1920s

• Varieties: Zinfandel, Petite Syrah, Carignane

• Viticulture: Certified organic, 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: 2015 (previously produced in 1994 and 1995 from a different vineyard of the same name)

• Serving Temp: 55-60ºF

• Release: Spring

• Accessibility: Extremely limited, Member exclusive