2013 Cobb Vineyard Zinfandel
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The 2013 Zinfandel Cobb Vineyard is soft and quite approachable. Sweet tobacco, mint, pine and dried cherries are all laced together in the glass. Fleeting and ethereal in style, the 2013 is probably best enjoyed sooner rather than later. The Cobb is a bit on the lighter side of things, but quite pretty just the same.
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A lighter Zinfandel (although by no means should the word “wimpy” be implied), the 2013 Zinfandel Cobb Vineyard from Amador tips the scales at 15.3% alcohol. This higher elevation vineyard (1500 feet) planted in volcanic and granite soils has produced a more finesse-styled and aromatic Zinfandel. It possesses a touch of austerity, but beautiful, almost Pinot Noir-inspired black cherry and berry fruit. Some minerality again makes an appearance in the wine. Medium to full-bodied, it is very stylish, and for those who want a Zinfandel more reserved and restrained, this is your pick of the Turley portfolio. Drink it over the next 7-8 years.
The Zinfandel 2013 Zinfandel Cobb Vineyard is one of the more reticent wines in the range. There is good depth and purity to the fruit, but the tannins are a bit overpowering. Today it is the mineral intensity of these volcanic, granite-rich soils that dominates in shaping the wine's wiry personality. It will be interesting to see if the fruit emerges. I find plenty of intrigue in the Cobb. Based on how the 2012 turned out, there is a very good chance all the 2013 needs is time.
About the producer
Founded in 1993, Turley Cellars is a leading name in California Zinfandel and Petite Syrah. The winery has helped preserve the state’s old-vine heritage, farming historic vineyards organically and producing distinctive single-vineyard wines known for their character and longevity.