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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.3 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Brent25 on 3/31/2024 & rated 91 points: Clear deep black cherry; clean medium plus nose of cassis, new leather, black licorice, balsamic and cocoa; dry; high acidity; medium plus tannins; high alcohol; medium plus body; pronounced flavour intensity; palate is big, bold and juicy with cocoa and cassis dominating; long finish; drink now or in 5 years; this is a delicious, powerhouse wine that we blinded as a Napa Cab (65 views) | | | Tasted by Brent25 on 5/20/2022 & rated 93 points: Clear deep ruby; clean medium plus nose of graphite, cassis, figs and cigar box; dry; high acidity; medium tannins; high alcohol; medium plus body; pronounced flavour intensity; palate is tarter with addition of cocoa, coffee, black licorice and tar; long finish; drink now - how can it get better? (352 views) | | | Tasted by Jeppy on 6/22/2019 & rated 91 points: Drinking nicely. (792 views) | | | Tasted by Fractalage on 12/25/2018 & rated 89 points: In my opinion, too much new oak.
This oak did a massive disservice to the beauty of this fruit in many ways.
Maybe, degusting at this stage, being too young was cause for this, but having enjoyed plenty of neutral oak matured wine, I can safely say that this quality was indeed tainted with that ridiculous vanilla that didn't need to be there. Seriously, who needs vanilla with delicious crushed rocks, spice and blackberry?
Yes, it has a modern northern Rhone appeal, but please let's keep it to neutral oak. Give those barrels away for 4 years.
There was a delish roasted meat quality, crushed rocks, dense wild ripe blackberry that had soft tannic clout but all the while tainted with vanilla. (888 views) | | | Tasted by Jmac56 on 8/30/2018 & rated 90 points: Well rounded with solid fruit, but not a huge wine. (891 views) | | | Tasted by slywka7 on 8/17/2017 & rated 93 points: A nice effort. Not heavy and dark like a typical Syrah that can be a little too much sometimes. (1055 views) | | | Tasted by dutradan@msn.com on 6/14/2017 & rated 92 points: Bought this at the tasting room. My first Syrah from one of my favorite RR producers. I buy a lot of their Pinot, Chard and old vine Zin. Now Jeff and Don are making syrah? oh the confusion, the decisions I will have to make. Where do I make room in the cellar? What wines do I displace to start holding on to these? I have to do something as this stuff is really good and I will need to buy more if they make more.
Smooth, round and soft not angular. Tannins well integrated but present showing off mountainside vineyard or some whole cluster press. Dark fruits, some game and tobacco on the nose. Nice spicy finish that lasted 35-40 seconds. could hold for at least another 5-7 years but very enjoyable now. May rate a higher score in a coupe of years when Tannin softens. (1096 views) | | | Tasted by Bob Sacamano on 3/24/2017 & rated 93 points: 1h decant. Dense opaque crimson color. Mouth coating savory red fruits; redcurrant. Hints of tapenade. Seamless tannin. Perky acidity. I adored this and now I remember why I bought it from the tasting room. (1073 views) |
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Addt'l Info for this part of the Jackson Family Wine EstatesSyrah 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 Sonoma CountyMendocino CountySonoma Coast * Sonoma Coast AVA (Wikipedia)
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