2011 Syncline Grenache-Carignan

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  3/1/2014 - Motz wrote: 91 Points

  An attention grabber! Noticeably better than the winery's 2011 Grenache. It shows more depth, minerality, and is better concentrated. This wine is readily identifiable as a WA Rhone style blend, but it shows appealing Old World characteristics. More sophisticated and charming than bold; it shows great pepper notes, Mediterranean herbs (lavendar in particular), garrigue, Tuscan-like dusty minerality, and hints of sanguinity. This put my mind to Chapoutier's 2005 Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Bernardine. An excellent value. Will have to try this blend from a better vintage.

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  6/20/2013 - Neecies Likes this wine:

  Strawberry notes dominate but gain complexity with a sweet-earthy raw carrot flavor and a bit of caraway seed. Pleasantly delicious now but expect flavors to deepen with bottle age.

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  2/14/2013 - Bluecollar wrote: 89 Points

  Similar to the pure grenache bottling but with a little darker fruit and a compliment of brambally, spicey goodness. Very lively and somewhat jumpy, so give it a little time to intergrate.

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