2011 August West Syrah Rosella's Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  9/23/2023 - wino121 wrote: 95 Points

  Could be one of the best Syrahs of this year…
  Yup it’s all there, nose, color, body, a completely mature and beautiful wine at this point.
  I have one more and will drink it within a few months.
  A crime that this winemaker no longer makes Syrah.
  Drink now

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  5/21/2019 - wiscgrad wrote: 88 Points

  aromatics were excellent but fruit is fading. drink up

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  3/21/2018 - wino121 wrote: 93 Points

  Popped, no decant, perfect color-dark, no signs of age, young still actually,
  Lively acid, which calmed down after 20 mins, full throttled from start to finish, delicious Syrah.
  I would hold for 2 more years, and drink between 2020/24 for best results.

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  5/19/2015 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  I had this a few weeks ago as part of the dinner we did for Ed Kurtzman. It came late in the evening after several wines ahead of it so I figured with my extra bottle, I would revisit the wine singly, with dinner tonight and over the next night or so, too. Opened this about 90 mins ago, it's been airing well in a big stem so plenty of air. Man, this is dark, as good Rosella's should be. Aromatically, black pepper and dark fruit, actually pretty robust for a 2011. The palate shows good density, with char, steak sauce, blue and black fruit and some of that whole cluster sage-like herb. Finishes juicy, tangy and showing the same rosemary and herb-like note. Been a while since I sat with an AW Rosella's syrah and this is pretty spot on. I know with Ed's version that I will get color, cluster and no oak. Not sure if air overnight will affect this wine as it seems pretty fleshed out but we shall see....yep, fleshed out nicely with the extra day. Plush, solid weight, fills the entire palate and finishes with a big blast of black cherry and blackberry fruit. The ripeness on this is perfect. Will age longer I am sure. Well done, Ed.

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  5/3/2015 - brigcampbell wrote:

  Ed Kurtzman Dinner (Luciana's, Dana Point, CA): Whole clusters and neutral oak at work here resulting in blackberry and white pepper. Gorgeous tar and acid backbone.

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