2015 Shirah Syrah Alder Springs Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 91 points

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  7/6/2019 - Jantebi Likes this wine: 92 Points

  94% syrah 6%Viognier. Tasted several time within 24 hour period... best tasting/optimal experience I'm getting is 24 hour + later!
  Color showing good concentration with an elegant light purple hue. Beautiful, perfumed aromatic nose. Loads of crushed dark berries - BlackBerry and blueberry with spices, all types, Mediterranean herbs, bakers spice like nutmeg, floral aromas and very interestingly peach and mango notes from the Viognier. Very cool, the nectarine and peach aromas are pretty blunt. The more I come back to this nose I keep getting more notes. Very expressive. On the mouth first attack the BlackBerry & dark fruit with eucalyptus, dark chocolate and tobbaco, very dark restrained controlled fruit, with herbs, lingering mouth coating elegant tannins. Balanced good acidity. Very controlled balanced mouth. Finish is beautiful and lingering with elegance. A sweet finish of berries and some peach notes once again from the Viognier. Wow! A great example of a new world Cali Syrah from a prestigious vineyard with control and finesse. Drink till 2024.
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  3/29/2019 - ishowman Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Really lovely. Even early it’s tasting great.

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