2023 Turley Wine Cellars White Zinfandel Napa Valley, USA Stephane Bernaudeau Ambient yeast fermentation with pump-overs

Ambient yeast fermentation with pump-overs and foot punch-downs

The wine was pressed in the basket press and aged in neutral oak barrels without sulfur for 1 year

The family’s acre-plus in grand cru ‘Vaudesir’ faces full south

A wild one like a melange of freshly harvested fruits from the garden

2023 Turley Wine Cellars White Zinfandel Napa Valley, USA Stephane Bernaudeau Ambient yeast fermentation with pump-oversWe select a few of our Zinfandel vines to pick early (at 19 brix) to make this vivid, dry ros. Pale rose petals and fraise du bois with a touch of petrichor on the nose. The palate is high in acid, low in alcohol, well structured and thoroughly refreshing. Fermented in stainless steel, then aged only in used French barriques. Though akin to Provenal ross in the way its made, this wine is distinctly Californian. White Zinfandel has a good heart but a