Just came out. Very excited to try some of these wines as I have heard for quite some time that the 2018’s are incredible across the board. From reading the descriptions in the Tasting Notes, I’m going to have to show some restraint from buying more than my wallet should allow.
When did Turley go to Waves? I’m August 31 as well, and been ordering from them for years. I guess even though I order every time, I don’t order enough?
Go the Members Tab.
Scroll down to the Newsletters and Tasting Notes section.
You should see “2018 Vintage Fall Release” as the first selection (or, at least I do! )
Link was out last night for me. I placed my order, and showed very little restraint. Allocations appear to be up due to Covid (my words, not theirs). for example, I usually get allocated 2-3 bottles of Ueberroth. This year I was allocated a full case. 16 different wines in this year’s Fall release. Dabbled in just about everything, but leaned heavy on Pesenti Petite, Ueberroth, Hayne Zin, and OVZ.
If you like the Turley style these are can’t miss Zins. I’ve had each of the earlier two releases of 2018 zins now twice and they are among the best Turleys I’ve had. I can’t comment specifically on the wines in this release as I haven’t had any of them but I imagine that they continue the trend from the earlier releases. And don’t discount the $25 Old Vines. It and the $20 Juvenile are not just great values but are uniformly good and can be great. I ended up buying way more than I need.
For me, Ueberroth and Pesenti are the most consistently good ones, and then the Juvenile and Old Vines blends are great value for the dollar, plus great crowd pleasers and gifts. Hayne is the most elegant and ageworthy.