2002 Renaissance Granite Crown

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 90 points

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  10/2/2015 - hrazdiiv Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This appears to be a defunct winery (haven't released something since 2006). I like this wine, it was sold to me as a softer expression of syrah and I think that's accurate. It has some cab in it which, combined with the age (relatively long for an American syrah), makes this a pleasant bottle. Medium red to slightly dark out of the bottle, with a nose earth, iron, and some secondary notes of red fruits in the background. Tannins fairly soft at this point. Not sure I'd proactively seek it out, but I like this as an antidote to massive central coast fruit bombs, though I think it is slightly past peak.

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  3/27/2010 - Wicker Parker wrote:

  This syrah-cab blend shows aromas of roasted meat, warm boysenberries, and dusty rock. This is tannic and mineral, with tangy red-fruited acidity and ripe black fruits, and aspects of clove and cinnamon spice. If very nice upfront, this lacks complexity on the back end and the finish is clipped.

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