We tasted these Turley PetiteSirahs ystrday at Pig+Fig:
1. Turley Zin HayneVnyd/NapaVlly (17.1%) 1997:Dark color w/ some bricking; rather alcoholic/fumey some cedary/pencilly/oldZin some spicy/Zin bit peppery complex nose; somewhat hot/fumey/alcoholic some cedary/pencilly/oldZin complex flavor w/ light gentle tannins; med.long finish reflects flavor w/ light gentle tannins; still speaks of mature Zin but getting a bit ragged around the edges; not drying out & still offers up some pleasure.
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2.Turley PetiteSirah HayneVnyd/NapaVlly (15.3%) 1997: Very dark color w/ slight bricking; strong toasty/oak bit licorice/peppery/classic PS bit cedary/penciy/oldRed rather complex lovely PS nose; some tart/metallic/drying out strong peppery/licorice/PS/blackberry some cedary/pencilly/oldRed slight dusty/OV some complex flavor w/ light drying tannins; rather attractive old PS nose but drying out some on the palate; still an interesting old PS that offers some pleasure.
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3.Turley PetiteSirah HayneVnyd/NapaVlly (14.5%) 1998: Very dark/near black color w/ light bricking; quite toasty/oak some licorice/peppery/blackberry/PS rather complex beautiful PS nose; bit soft slightly drying out/metallic rather toasty/oak some peppery/PS/blackberry/licorice light earthy complex flavor w/ light gentle tannins; very long bit drying lovely mature PS finish that mimics flavor w/ light gentle tannins; starting to dry out a bit but a quite attractive mature PS that remi8nds some of an old Ridge YorkCreek PS '71 in its prime.
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4.Turley PetiteSirah PesentiVnyd/PasoRobles (14.9%) 2010: Very dark/black color w/ no bricking; beautiful very spicy/licorice/peppery/PS slight PR/jammy/ripe some toasty/oak fairly complex nose; soft some PR/jammy/boysenberry strong PS/licorice/peppery/spicy some complex bit dusty/OV flavor w/ light smooth tannins; very long/lingering finish mimics flavor w/ modest smooth tannins; showing a bit of complex maturity but no signs of drying out or tiring; a lovely PR PS.
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5.Turley PetiteSirah LibraryVnyd/NapaVlly (14.9%) 2010: Very dark/black color; strong slight earthy rather PS/licorice/peppery quite spicy/blackberry some toasty/oak rather complex lovely nose; lightly tart strong peppery/PS/licorice/blackberry some dusty/OV some toasty/oak fairly complex lovely nose; very long/lingering quite spicy finish that mirrors flavor; more complex & fairly smooth lovely mature PS w/ no signs of drying out or tired; a lovely PS that's starting to reach maturity.
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More riplklot from TheBloodyPulpit:
1. I've always been fond of the Turley PS's. They seldom show the fierce alcohol levels that you get in their Zins. They can more reliably age well than the Zins.
The '97/'98 wines were starting to show their age but no signs of an eminent falling apart and still offered up plenty of pleasure.
The '10 PS's were in wonderful shape & I slightly preferred the Library as a bit more interesting.
Tom
