Community Tasting Notes 5

• Vinobay wrote: 91 points

  August 24, 2017 - Plum pudding and branded fruit on the nose... blackberry, leather, and smoke on the palate with balanced mineralogy, and a velvety smooth finish - perfectly aged and mature wine.

• tautlinehitch Likes this wine: 91 points

  January 11, 2015 - PnP via Vinturi and drunk over several hours, with a braised lamb shoulder. Nose opens with black pepper and woody notes, cassis and blackberry present but very much in the background. Palate initially a bit tight but opened through the evening, viscous berry fruit balanced very nicely by firm tannins and mild acidity. Drinking beautifully now, no need to wait, but probably fine for a least three more years. I sure wish I had a few more!

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• dssinger wrote: 85 points

  July 9, 2014 - Very rough when first opened. We used a Vac-Vin and let it sit for a few hours - then the wine was smooth and fruity, much more enjoyable.

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• tautlinehitch wrote: 90 points

  May 13, 2012 - (tasting room, from memory): Unusual nose of black pepper and woodsmoke (?) over dark fruit. Palate continues with more fruit and quite a lot of tannin. Very interesting and could be quite stunning in a couple of years. 14% alcohol - so nice that people have stopped making over-heated fruit bombs out of syrah!

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• grdnbrrtt wrote: 85 points

  May 6, 2012 - Tasting Room: Could be great in 3 years, but way too spicy for me now.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Cinnabar
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Paso Robles

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• In Cellars 5 (13%)
• Consumed 33 (87%)

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