Originally Posted by meducate
My two favorites this year were:
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2002 Turley Zinfandel -- had some at Aureole in Las Vegas with some colleagues and all I can say is OH MY! It was the spiciest bouquet that I have ever encountered and worth every penny that I overpaid for it!
Turley's Zins are very good, and quite reasonable if you can find them at retail (I paid $380 for a mixed case of 2002 Turley Zins). They also do a very good Charbono and one unusual white (called Turley White Coat, naturally).
Its not easy to find Turley in the store, but at least in the SF Bay Area there are a couple of places that get an allocation every year, so its worth hunting for.
Bob