2004 Turley Old Vines Zinfandel

[dananne]

Consumed with friends in the informal lobby dining area of a new, upscale Atlanta hotel Twelve. Anne and I had never tried a Turley wine, and we were with a person who is a Zin-head. Sweet nose of blueberry pie and dark plums, and all dark fruit flavors carried on a soft texture. Very plush and soft. Maybe too soft -- shouldn't Zins be a bit more unruly? Seemingly no tannins at all. I found it as easy to drink as fruit punch, but it's not my style of Zin. Yummy, I guess, but don't try to match it with food. Anne liked it maybe a bit more than I did, and it was a hit around the table. I didn't notice the alc., but it wasn't hot. RP gave it a 90-92 and said drink '05 to '09. Well, now I can say I've tried a Turley.

On an amusing side note, and this will probably only be understood by the folks from last year's offline who know what I look like, but I was mistaken for the music artist Moby all evening by the wait staff, and the waiter kept calling me "Mr. Melville" (his real name). According to the others, the service at the table really picked up once I arrived [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]