Community Tasting Notes 32

• mclanew Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 2, 2024 - Popped and poured. Blackberries, earth and iron on the nose. The wine is very serious and austere with some mouth drying tannin even at age 12. Blackberry, minerals, leather, earth and spice come through on the palate. This is a lot of concentration and length but it’s still looking to come out of its shell. Could rate hire with more time in the bottle.

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• mpsocal Likes this wine: 90 points

  December 21, 2023 - Might be fading a bit, it’s still very good just not as good as I remember.

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• spectrumphoto Likes this wine: 94 points

  November 28, 2021 - Great Syrah.... Fruit, but restrained a bit to allow more terrior to show. Getting that slate, clay, graphite with dark fruit contrast. Very nicely done and worked quite nice at a FishHouse.

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• ChopperWine Likes this wine: 92 points

  February 10, 2021 - Completely dried cork, however the reward inside was wonderful. As I wrote a year ago, "A savory and fruity wine that still reminds me of a Northern Rhone. Just delicious. Concentrated with balance of flavors. Ripe plum, stewed fruit and stone on the nose. Silky tannins with a clean mouthfeel. Baking spices and dark fruit." Even just a tad better now.

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• PhStern Likes this wine: 93 points

  December 12, 2020 - More old world in style than CA. Drinking really well.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type Red
• Producer Favia
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation Quarzo
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sierra Foothills
• Appellation Amador County

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• In Cellars 306 (44%)
• Consumed 389 (56%)

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