Winemaker Notes
The chameleon, mood ring, whack-a-mole wine: you’ll encounter a new aroma leaping from the glass every time you raise it. Certainly the prettiest and most open of all of Turley’s Petite Syrahs, the wine is a veritable panoply of fruits & flavors: citrus, quince, red fruits, white flowers, sun-drenched earth, warm spices. The palate has intense energy, zipping around through firm tannins and lively textures. Gratifying now, though will likely be even more rewarding with time.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2018 Petite Syrah Library Vineyard, inky purple-black in the glass, has very pretty aromas of blueberries, boysenberries, pure violets, cast iron, beef drippings and aniseed, with more nuances emerging after time in the glass. The full-bodied palate has surprising freshness, and although it packs in the perfumed fruits, it maintains lift and energy and finishes long and spicy.
Undoubtedly proving its merit over and over, Napa Valley is a now a leading force in the world of prestigious red wine regions. Though Cabernet Sauvignon dominates Napa Valley, other red varieties certainly thrive here. Important but often overlooked include Merlot and other Bordeaux varieties well-regarded on their own as well as for their blending capacities. Very old vine Zinfandel represents an important historical stronghold for the region and Pinot noir is produced in the cooler southern parts, close to the San Pablo Bay.
Perfectly situated running north to south, the valley acts as a corridor, pulling cool, moist air up from the San Pablo Bay in the evenings during the hot days of the growing season, which leads to even and slow grape ripening. Furthermore the valley claims over 100 soil variations including layers of volcanic, gravel, sand and silt—a combination excellent for world-class red wine production.