2006 Blair Fox Syrah Tierra Alta Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.1 points

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  4/28/2013 - wineismylife Likes this wine: 90 Points

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  Tasted non blind. Opened and glass decanted about 30 minutes before serving.
  
  Dark garnet to perhaps purple color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of spice, rose petals currants and plums. Flavors of currants, plums and raspberries. Medium to tart acidity, medium tannin, full bodied. Drink over the next few years.

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  4/14/2012 - wineismylife wrote: 88 Points

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  Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately. Followed over a couple of hours.
  
  Purple color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of balsa wood, varnish and cassis. Flavors of cough syrup, plums and Kirsch. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink over the next year or two.
  
  Started off a bit funky and greenish but pulled it together with about a hour of air.

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  4/14/2012 - mmurry Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Tax Weekend Wine Tasting! (Hello Kitty Den): Meat and pepper on the nose, with red fruit and leather, and some pepper at the end. Rich and juicy on the palate, with some red fruit and leather, a little pepper, and a good meaty finish.

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  9/4/2010 - wineismylife Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Blair Fox Winery Tasting (Blair Fox tasting room, Los Olivos, California): Tasted non blind at the tasting room. Dark garnet color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of boysenberries, currants and black berries. Flavors of currants, boysenberries and plums. Medium acidity, firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink now with some air or continue to hold. 91-92.

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