Turley Wine Cellars Dragon Vineyard Zinfandel 2008 - Bt | VNS93

Tasting note

(16% alcohol) Dark red. Dark berries, licorice, violet and incense on the nose and palate, lifted by a peppery nuance. Rich, peppery and deep, with lovely intensity of flavor and a distinctly layered quality to its sweet, powerful fruit. At once chewy and focused, this heady zinfandel fans out impressively on the back end, finishing with big, ripe, chewy tannins and impressive energy. (My bottles of the Mead Ranch Atlas Peak and Tofanelli Vineyard Napa Valley zinfandels were corked.)

Score: 93

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous.com, May 2010