| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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2004 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
4/18/2024 - tcarter Likes this wine: 95 pointsIn a fantastic place right now |
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2013 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
3/30/2024 - hoservin Likes this wine: 93 pointsAerated with a Vinturi and decanted for one hour. Ripe blackberry, huckleberry, bramble and spice aromas and flavors. Very long, layered finish. Full bodied. Served with grilled marinated tuna steak. |
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2014 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
3/16/2024 - hoservin Likes this wine: 94 pointsDecanted for one hour. Nose of blackberry, huckleberry, anise and spice. Ripe blackberry, huckleberry, anise and spice on the palate. Very long, layered finish. Full bodied. Served with corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots and horseradish cream sauce. |
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2004 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
3/30/2024 - tcarter Likes this wine: 94 pointsWhoa this thing is still a powerful. Massively expressive nose and matching palette. Heavy and potent. Ripe black and red fruit, spices, touch of chocolate, more than a hint of figs. Lush mouthfeel but grippy finish. 20 years old but seems like it probably has years left ahead of it. |
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2006 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
3/27/2024 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 97 pointsDecanted. Floral nose, jumping out of the decanter, woodsey, barnyard, meating, fleshy, great palate depth. Stunning. Wow. Wife did not like as she is not a Rhône style person. |
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2019 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
3/22/2024 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 94 pointsReiterating my 94 rating on a new bottle. Black fruits, black olive, pepper, licorice, some alcoholic heat. Should improve for 5-10 years. |
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1997 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
3/19/2024 - Weinberg Falls wrote: 94 pointsAnother CA Rhone from the presumably reference-level list at Alinea - clearly stored in pristine condition as the cork came out cleanly and proudly. If the Saxum was like a Beaucastel, this reminded me of a ripe Cote Rotie. Plummy with a meatiness and filigree red and black cherry acidity. Excellent structure at 27 years old. The only thing that really gives away the new world origins of this wonderful Syrah was the warm, sweetness on the finish which the steep and stern banks of the Rhone don't offer. Incredible experience, and absolutely delicious. |
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2012 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
2/24/2024 - pmarlo wrote: 94 pointsSort of muted upon opening but after an hour it emerged and is ponderous on the palate. Beautiful fruit, beautiful structure. Very deep and complex. Alcohol is apparent but never overshadows the structure and depth of wine. After a sip want the next, a great sign. |
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2013 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
3/3/2024 - ogres3 Likes this wine: 94 pointsExcellent, a crowd pleaser, a favorite of the new-world missus. |
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2013 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
3/2/2024 - jviz wrote: 93 pointsNice pull by Nutty08. This wine was really delicious, hedonistic, but a little more open than other vintages of Reva, including 09 and 10. The sweet vanilla oak and fig notes are there, it’s mouth coating with balanced acidity. We decided that these are good to drink now and perhaps not intended to age eternally. |
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2013 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
3/1/2024 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 94 pointsGreat for the style it is. Hides it's 15.5% ETOH well. Huge floral notes with violets, crushed rocks and a little pepper. Has some notable chocolate and vanilla notes which I don't love but didn't fine intrusive. Finish is powerful and lengthy. Quite intense adding some coarse tannins. I don't get any tertiary notes at all--still rather primary but I suspect the palate is smoothing out and integrating. |
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2019 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
2/27/2024 - Montesquieu Likes this wine: 94 pointsTwo hour decant. We drink lots of Alban and opened this Reva early in its window to pair with Texas barbecued brisket. Typical Alban terroir-heavy, lean, intellectually complex style that I prefer to the extracted jellies some prefer. This is a solid Reva vintage that can be enjoyed any time for the next few decades. |
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2008 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
2/24/2024 - Deryl Likes this wine: 94 pointsLuscious. Ready now for sure. Paired beautifully with cote du boeuf. |
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2010 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
2/14/2024 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 97 pointsNo specific notes as enjoyed with friends, this bottle wasn’t corked unlike the last one. Bright fruit, tannins mellowed out. Amazing as always |
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2013 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
2/14/2024 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 92 pointsDark purple in color with a wide reddish rim. |
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2003 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
2/5/2024 - Cow Town Likes this wine: 93 points20 years in, this is still drinking well. Color still youthful, nose of dark fruit with a little Alban funk (different than Cayuse funk, but seems to be present in Alban wines). Mouthfeel still full and velvety, and a crazy long finish. |
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2019 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
2/4/2024 - Asull2k Likes this wine: 93 pointsDecanted a portion with stir on day 1 and it seemed overly powerful/concentrated even after 2 hrs but paired nicely with BBQ. Vacuvin’d the rest and on day 2 a portion balanced out an hour after decanting with stir. On day 3, it smoothened out 3 hrs after decanting without stir. Deep purple color. Old leather, olives, a little earth and hint of dark berries on the nose. Black cherry, a little pepper, and black olive on the palate with about 35 sec finish. Reminded me of a Cote-Rotie but much more densely concentrated (again, better on day 3), and I suspect with aging will end up similar and a few points higher. What a nice showing from my first Alban! |
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2012 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
1/27/2024 - Castle Peak wrote: 93 pointsMuch more enjoyable on day two. Will certainly benefit from a healthy decant. |
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2010 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
1/26/2024 - pjhr Likes this wine: 96 pointsAnother beautiful Reva! Rich blackberry, mocha, and floral aromas with rich fruit and layers of complexity on the palate and long finish. |
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2006 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
12/26/2022 - Sonoma-W Likes this wine: 93 pointsFruitier and younger tasting than expected. Intense minerality/charcoal. A bit of heat from the alcohol. Much nicer at this stage than the last one we tasted. Would score a bit higher if not for the "heat". |
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2016 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
12/31/2023 - hoservin Likes this wine: 94 pointsPopped and poured. Aromas of blackberry, huckleberry, spice, anise, vanilla and bramble. Blackberry, huckleberry, vanilla, licorice, bramble, spice and ripe tannins on the palate. Very long, layered finish. Full bodied. Served with mushroom stuffed quail and black truffle beurre blanc sauce. |
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2017 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
12/31/2023 - grapist Likes this wine: 96 pointsSelected for our New Year’s Eve wine from our cellar. Does more need to be said? Lush, rich, elegant and singing in six part harmony after just an hour in decanter. Alban produces some of the very best Rhône varietals in the US. Impeccable balance, perfect tannins and great finish. Just now into its drinking window, this should go for another 15 years. |
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2019 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
12/28/2023 - JCMenendez Likes this wine: 94 pointsFantastic. After 10+ years of waiting finally got on the list. I waited two weeks after receiving and had to try this one to see if it was as good as what made me sign up more than a decade ago. I'm sure this will evolve more but it's just really delicious now. It's red fruited and more fruit driven than savory. Will buy more on my next allocation. |
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2006 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
12/26/2023 - raydawgone Likes this wine: 99 pointsChristmas '23 - last of 3 bottles - decanted 3-hours, full-throttle and very concentrated for having this much age. Deep, rich opaque color. Nose of singed cedar & fragrant bacon fat. Brambly mulberry, black berry and hint of red raspberry. Asian 5-spice on finish that seemingly went on for minutes. Northern Rhone similarities. |
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2010 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate VineyardEdna Valley more |
12/12/2023 - pmarlo Likes this wine: 92 pointsA very different profile of what I know of Reva. I have had several vintages so I have a bit of experience. This is not dense but is powerful. Red fruit profile for me. But the flavor was such I wondered is this TCA tainted? Very vibrant and active on palate. Had open three days now. It just hit me what this tastes like: a brunello. |
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