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| Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2020 (based on 10 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.7 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 4 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by jrg01 on 12/12/2023: Still good! More fruit forward, lost a bit of the spicy finish. Yum. (130 views) | | | Tasted by jemccray64 on 2/26/2017 & rated 90 points: Blackberry, Cassis, tobacco box and hints of baking spice. (1567 views) | | | Tasted by ataraxy on 6/30/2016 & rated 90 points: very pleasant and drinkable, but nothing special. (1870 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 7/28/2012 & rated 89 points: Tour and Tasting at Thomas Fogarty (Thomas Fogarty Winery & Vineyards, Woodside, CA): Barrel sample - dark ruby color; tart berry, forest floor nose; tart red fruit, mineral, herbal palate; medium-plus finish 89-91 points (30-40% whole cluster; Phelps and 470 clones) (1929 views) |
| By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (7/28/2012)
(Thomas Fogarty Syrah Fat Buck Ridge Vineyard) Barrel sample - dark ruby color; tart berry, forest floor nose; tart red fruit, mineral, herbal palate; medium-plus finish 89-91 points (30-40% whole cluster; Phelps and 470 clones) 89 points |
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PinotFileSyrah 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 Santa Cruz Mountains Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
Once referred to by wine writers as the Chaine d'Or -- or "golden chain" -- the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA sits above Silicon Valley, running along the craggy range next to the Pacific on some of the prettiest parts of Northern California. The area supports more than 75 wineries, despite being limited by geography and high land prices.
In 1981 the Santa Cruz Mountains Viticultural Appellation became federally recognized, one of the first American viticultural areas to be defined by geophysical and climatic factors. The appellation encompasses the Santa Cruz Mountain range, from Half Moon Bay in the north, to Mount Madonna in the south. The east and west boundaries are defined by elevation, extending down to 800 feet in the east and 400 feet in the west. |
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