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Red
2001 Novy Family Wines Syrah Garys' Vineyard
Syrah
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Santa Lucia Highlands
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Community Tasting Notes 21
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ken@ampy.com Likes this wine: 91 points
June 17, 2022 - Cork Crumbled. Heavy sediment. No ullage despite the cork issues. Dug the cork out and poured thru a Kurig filter to trap the cork pieces. The wine itself was very good, no signs of age, a typical Syrah. Full bodied, aromatic with a medium long finish. The 15.1% alch. probably helped it age well. Wish I had more but that was a singleton which escaped notice until yesterday. A very enjoyable wine. Drink up if have any.
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pgordon62 wrote: 89 points
April 29, 2007 - Fat, unctuous blackberry, raw meat, asphalt and fennel. Still shows a little tannin and could have benefitted from a couple of hours in the decanter. The reductive charateristics of this wine remind me of an Alban.
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rmodak wrote: 83 points
April 24, 2007 - Boy this was disappointing. It tasted very mature with cranberry, woody notes. Palate was initially silky but then is taken over by a black bitter note. Decent length on the finish, but this tastes more like a 8 year old Zin than syrah. Where is the minerality?
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pgordon62 wrote: 91 points
December 9, 2006 - Day one this started with creamy black fruits and white pepper. Over a couple of hours it developed a bloody note and tree bark aromas. Smooth and full bodied with just a little remaining tannin. Powerful fruity finish that shows a touch of grapefruit. On day two all the previously mentioned elements had integrated beautifully leaving a seamless wine with some nice complexity. Starting to enter peak window.
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bon vivant wrote: 92 points
November 16, 2006 - A great bottle -finally entering it's drinking window - was curious as I was told the regular appelation wine was not that impressive. Probably the finest Syrah from Novi to date. Lots of black & red fruit, nice mouth feel not over the top. Oak has started to integrate need to try the Sta Lucia version
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2003, IWC Issue #108 (link)(Novy Cellars Syrah Garys' Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
3/26/2007 (link) 88 points(Novy Family Wines Syrah Garys' Vineyard) Group's #7 (my #1) – 70 pts.; 1, 1, 0, 2 – sweet clove, grapey, black fruit nose; sweet entry with a big vein of pepper on a palate of blackberry and lavender liqueur; medium finish 88+ pts. (a couple people complained of acetone on the nose)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2001
- Type Red
- Producer Novy Family Wines
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Garys' Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Santa Lucia Highlands
- UPC Code 893247000120
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 21 (29%)
- Consumed 52 (71%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerNovy Family Wines
- VarietySyrah
- VineyardGarys' Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
- AppellationSanta Lucia Highlands
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