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| Drinking window: Drink between 2008 and 2011 (based on 10 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.9 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by VeniceCalif on 4/26/2011 & rated 84 points: Decanted 2 hrs ahead. Very deep garnet color, with orange/brown edges showing. Nose has abundant black fruits and wood: Blackberries, blueberries, cedar, with chocolate notes, a bit of licorice. The combination is pleasing. Somewhat less jammy on the palate, with wood and black pepper joining the fruit. The weight of this wine has a syrup element, though, that typifies Lodi wines. Bottle age takes it out of the "fruit bomb" realm, though it's definitely fruit-driven. Overall, it's not really recognizable as a Syrah: just a full-bodied, intense, fruit-forward, dark piece of work. The finish is metallic with very light tannins. Summary: This wine is a bit of a monster, something of a curiosity. Need not be kept any longer, though it will likely hold a few more years. The challenge for this wine is finding something to eat with it. A grilled steak is a good idea, but let it be buffalo or grass-fed beef. With steak sauce. I rated this wine a little higher about a year ago, but the earthy/mushroomy elements are less in evidence now. (1408 views) | | | Tasted by VeniceCalif on 4/27/2010 & rated 86 points: Powerful nose: mushrooms, black fruits, smoke, tar, cola. On the palate, Iron, blackberries, cola, earthy notes. Little tannin, low acidity, alc. 15.5%. This is NOT a balanced wine, but still it's interesting. Not a fruit-bomb, saved from that status by mushroomy & earthy flavors & aromas. But low acidity means that food must be chosen carefully, the more burnt the better. The over-the-top expressiveness of this bottle may not please everyone but it def. pleases me. For sure it's drinkable. (1466 views) | | | Tasted by Sparky_Bos on 8/6/2008 & rated 87 points: Purchased for 50% off and thought it was a good value. Not sure it is a $26 wine otherwise. (1631 views) | | | Tasted by GreatLibations on 3/3/2008 & rated 87 points: Deep and dark with rich ripe blackfruit, coffee, and chocolate aromas. Full nectar with a very jammy structure. Fruit forward,rich and decadent with blackcherry, raspberry, honeysuckle, and chocolate. The finish lasts forever with bacon fat fruit preserve. Spread this on your morning toast. (1582 views) | | | Tasted by nubbin on 1/30/2008 & rated 89 points: Dark pruple. Complex nose of dust, alcohol, dry earth, lavender soap, roasted meats and berries. Initially very hot, but high alcohol blows off to reveal tastes of spicy blueberry, cinnamon, and violets. Twenty minutes into the glass the taste of clove became very pronounced. Very long, dark finish with pleasurable, soft tannins. A very expressive Syrah. A very purple teeth Syarh. 15.5% alco, cork (D 7, F 6; Cent.) (1650 views) |
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Syrah 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 Valley The Central California Winegrowers (Official site) | Central Valley (California Wine Institute)Lodi Lodi Woodbridge Winegrape Commission | Lodi District Grape Growers Association |
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