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| Drinking window: Drink between 2010 and 2014 (based on 33 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.4 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by aronh on 8/28/2020 & rated 90 points: 14 years in.. still a considerable amount of fruit left! Definitely a California Syrah. Still, the age tempers the fruit to an acceptable level - a nice bouquet of green and black pepper, elderberry and other dark fruit; blackberry and medium tannin on the palate. (350 views) | | | Tasted by BillBell73 on 10/17/2014 & rated 90 points: Expected this to be over the top and lacking subtlety but this was a pleasant surprise. The nose is especially expressive and funky with cedar notes - strangely like old school Bordeaux. It's a bit of a letdown on the palate - typical CA Syrah ripeness is a little monolithic but there's enough acidity to keep it from being a total washout. Not really my style but definitely moving in the right direction! (1571 views) | | | Tasted by Hodad on 10/20/2013 & rated 91 points: Dark inky ruby color. Soft perfume of cherries and chocolate on the nose. Black cherries, cola, chocolate; and slight hint of bitter dark chocolate, violet flowers and candied fruits; followed by a spicy, peppery finish of medium to long length. Medium to full body with sumptuous tannins. Very well balanced and drinking wonderfully. (1935 views) | | | Tasted by ListenToMeWine on 3/10/2012 & rated 90 points: Dark chocolate, bramble berry, white paper. Good and ready to go. (2632 views) | | | Tasted by Tarrant on 9/5/2011 & rated 92 points: Excellent Cali Syrah, this one did not feel over the top from a fruit/alc. perspective and it was quite elegant and balanced, still struggling to understand why this varietal struggles in Cali and it is quite unique and attractive when put against it's Aussie Shiraz 'cousins' (albeit the good examples are more pricey) - Black, full bodied with a nose of blueberry, plum, cherry, pepper and vanilla, good structure, decent tannins and acidity, well balanced, sweet, silky smooth on the palate with excellent length, outstanding (92 Points). (2715 views) | | | Tasted by PIntag on 2/10/2010 & rated 87 points: Really some very nice fruit and spice in this wine, but it seemed a bit disjointed right now and some heat on the finish as well. This probably needs to rest for a couple of years. (2745 views) |
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WineAlign (8/17/2011)
(Ampelos Gamma Syrah, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara red) Subscribe to see review text. | By John Szabo, MS
WineAlign (8/9/2011)
(Ampelos Gamma Syrah, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, A focus on Washington State, Issue #4 (5/1/2010)
(Ampelos Syrah Gamma) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, November/December 2009, IWC Issue #147
(Ampelos Syrah Gamma Ampelos Vineyards Sta. Rita Hills) Subscribe to see review text. |  By Gary Vaynerchuk
Wine Library TV, Red Wines in San Diego, Episode #663 (4/22/2009)
(Ampelos Santa Rita Hills Syrah Gamma) #1; VaynerPAZZZ; COLOR-dark; NOSE-great; PALATE-great; WS-99; GV-99 |
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Producer 2016 vintage notesSyrah 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
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