HISTORY

A great way to understand the rustic charm and terroir of Amador! With an average vine age of 92 years old, these head-trained, dry-farmed Zinfandel vines represent some of the earliest viticultural sites in Amador County. Planted at 1500’ in the granitic and quartz soils of both the Shenandoah Valley and Fiddletown AVAs, the vines express the naturally savory aromas, briar fruits, and fine-grained, granitic tannins typical of this beloved region; the “cowboy miner” to the Paso Old Vines “cowboy surfer.”

VINTAGE SPECIFIC TASTING NOTES

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DETAILS

• AVA: Amador County

• Soil: Granitic with quartz

• Elevation: 1,500'

• Planting: from a collection of vineyards with average planting date in the 1920s

• Varieties: predominately Zinfandel

• Viticulture: Head-trained, dry-farmed, hand harvested

• Fermentation: Native yeast

• Barrels: 80% used oak, 20% new; 80% French oak, 20% American

• Aging: 15 months in barrel

• Bottled unfined and unfiltered

• First Turley Vintage: 2018

• Serving Temp: 55-60ºF

• Release: Fall