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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.3 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by bg3034 on 10/18/2020: PnP through Nuance Wine Finer. Dark purple. On the nose, some funk and plum. On the palate, definitely a meaty taste, dust and mushroom with dark fruit. Not my style. Aloha! (296 views) | | | Tasted by jmcafee on 5/19/2020: The brett (funky barnyard) is not attractive and detracts. Without it, the wine is otherwise very drinkable. (339 views) | | | Tasted by alpha_ori on 7/15/2017 & rated 88 points: Funky, new-world-meets-old on the nose, unmistakably Syrah. On the palate it is soft and lush in texture. What fruit is there is very quiet, but what secondary flavors are present aren't particularly interesting.
After a little air, the wine seems to get a bit of energy; there's a bit of acidic zing left in the midpalate that's just enough to carry the wine.
My second-to-last Novy; I have one 2010 Gary's left that I should probably drink soon. (736 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 6/22/2014: Enjoying this wine. It's softened in the past year and is a fairly plush, with dark fruit and some supporting acidity. It also retains a nice element of old world barnyard, not bretty per se but it has a funky element that rounds it out. Sweet leather, light tar and some citrus in the dark fruited finish. Ready to go now and shows a good mix of CA forward profile and a seasoning of some older world. (1865 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 1/13/2013: I wish I could offer a longer note this time but we drank this over lunch and I just didn't capture a full impression. Showed loam this time, good sense of dark fruit and nice citrus. (2435 views) | | | Tasted by affordableCollector on 8/16/2012 & rated 87 points: clear, dark red, purple, in the color. pepper, warm, dark fruit, on the nose. black raspberry, pepper, earth, oak, on the palate. medium acid, high tannins, on the finish. (1362 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 5/21/2012: Listed alc 14.7%. Opened last night, took to our favorite restaurant, Marche Moderne, so my wife and I could celebrate our 12th anniversary. I paired this with my usual: beets and goat cheese, then the coq au vin. The latter did excellent with the wine, given the brown sauce, honey bacon, perfectly cooked chicken and mushroom. Aromaticaly, I'd guess at some stem inclusion here, which I think is the usual course for Adam when he makes this fruit. I'd guess 15-20%, as it's not a major signature aromatically but it does show a nice shading. I also find some lavender and potpourri. Last night, the wine seemed a bit tighter, brighter red fruit and leaner but as I fast forward to today, adding slow ox from sitting in the bottle and retasting tonight, much more Susan's-like, with the usual dark berry and softer texture. The red fruit doesn't totally disappear, as there is some underneath the darker fruit, still showing some of the bright red tones with some acidity. Finishes with some brewed espresso/chocolate. All in, this wine is pretty soft at this stage (inclusive of the full day of air) and perhaps like other 2010s, will probably show better early, be an earlier drinker given the light structure. Pair this with a brown sauce, a bbq type food, as it goes great. (2273 views) |
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Vinous, November/December 2012, IWC Issue #165
(Novy Cellars Syrah Susan's Hill Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, California's Central Coast: Better than Ever (Aug 2012)
(Novy Family Winery Syrah Susan's Hill Santa Lucia Highlands) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, Issue #12 (6/23/2012)
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| Novy Family Wines Producer WebsiteSyrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
http://beveragetradenetwork.com/en/btn-academy/list-of-winegrowers-association-in-central-coast-california-274.htm
Central Coast AVA WikipediaSanta Lucia HighlandsAppellation: Wine Artisans of Santa Lucia Highlands | Winegeeks article
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