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• Sonoma-W wrote: 94 points

  October 12, 2023 - Excellent - great fruit - smooth drinking right now

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• bubbachumps wrote: 95 points

  May 17, 2023 - This wine is ready to go. Threw in the decanter and consumed it immediately. Dark fruited notes, blueberry, blackberry, some minerals and a touch of tree bark. Seamless on the palate, luxurious mouthfeel and gobs of fruit without getting over the top. A hedonistic offering that toe's the line but retains the structure and focus to keep it in check. Delicious wine!

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• RhoneWho wrote: 96 points

  April 23, 2023 - Recently we had a vertical tasting sessions from 2012 - 2020 of Lillian syrah and also 2013 Gold Series for benchmarking. See separate tasting notes on 2013 vintage horizontal tasting.
  
  I would say 2020 vintage is probably the first vintage that can be enjoyed right of the gate. This mostly a reflection of 2020 vintage of SBC (Santa Barbara County). 2020 SBC wines are simply opulent and hedonistic from those top winemakers or cuvees.
  
  2020 Lillian offers blue and black fruits flavor with full body rishness and high viscosity texture coating the palate. It’s simply opulent and great enjoyment. Some other vintages (94;96), such as 2014, 2016 and 2017 can be fairly enjoyable after 2-3 hours of decanting; whereas, 2012 (93+) and 2013 (92+) are simply not ready to consume even now (we gave up after 3 hours of waiting) as we felt it’s tight and lean .. not sure it will turn around even longer aeration or wait for a couple days (However, 2013 Gold series (97+) is completely different story and very enjoyable fine wine). 2019 vintage (95+) reflects its cool climate with “lighter” (less ripeness) but approachable than other older vintages (e.g. 2018).
  
  I find the pricing of Lillian (70-80) syrah is fair if you can get your hand onto one. It’s a highly allocated wine. If you find it, buy it to try.
  
  Rating: 95-97; 95+

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2020
• Type Red
• Producer Lillian Winery
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
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• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Santa Barbara County

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• In Cellars 487 (94%)
• Consumed 31 (6%)

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