2008 Dierberg Syrah Santa Ynez Valley

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 90 points

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  5/21/2016 - MC2 Wines wrote:

  Q2 Tasting - The Rhone! (The Apt): Our last Dierberg - seems like the end of an era (this was one of the first wine clubs that we joined together before realizing the bottles were purchasable for 30% less through other channels). Another counterpoint to the Rhone tasting that we did earlier in the day. This was a fine wine and the right wine for towards the end of the evening, but I thought not as good as the Proper which came before and certainly not the Constant which had a bit more interest in its fruit balance.

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  1/23/2015 - kurishin wrote: 88 Points

  Big and thick, this wine attempts to maximize what can be extracted from the syrah grape. Complexity's not quite there.

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  3/6/2014 - MC2 Wines wrote:

  This is heavy and syrupy and a bit strongly alcoholic. There might be some blackberries and blueberries and maybe even some cola flavors. There's a bit of earthiness and dirt to it. It's got some brambles as well and vines and something else. Maybe a bit of greenness? Probably some smokiness. Lacks complexity. It's a fine wine, but I remember liking it better.

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  11/11/2013 - WhereWineHow wrote: 87 Points

  Robust structure but no real fun flavors. Like a large picture frame without a painting in it.

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  2/27/2012 - Rickfell wrote: 92 Points

  A really good syrah, very dark fruit and spice, Rich and almost black color

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