2005 Alamosa Wine Cellars Syrah Tio Pancho Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 89 points

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  6/22/2020 - mflesh wrote: 93 Points

  At 15 years old, I was a little unsure. Cork withdrew intact, yet bottle would not pour? Turns out that there was a barrier of sediment in the neck of the bottle which is a little bit slender that had formed below the cork. It did not stick to the cork but instead stuck to the bottle! First time that has ever happened! Toward a dirty raspberry color into the glass. The nose was grilled ribeye, brambleberry, red licorice, eucalyptus. The entry was full-bodied, dirty brambleberry, ribeye that have been soaked in Worcestershire sauce for a couple of days before slapping on the grill. Immediately this transported me to a couple of 05 Cayuse wines that had a very similar profile. Finishes with a little bit of an acidic edge. I would say this is really the time to drink these if you have them, because I just can't see them getting any better in the bottle. But I would say so far this has been the shocker of 2020.... well, at least in the wine world anyway.......

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  9/6/2010 - RumpusParable Likes this wine: 85 Points

  Aroma is sharp, black cherry, a bit of stone. The flavor is also sharp, tannic, dark fruit... and maybe a hint of apple... finish is medium, with sweet cherry on tongue. There is also a light spiciness to this wine that I am finding pleasing. Better than average syrah, for sure.

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  4/13/2010 - AndrewSGHall wrote:

  Wines from National Wine Marketing Conference; 4/12/2010-4/15/2010: Nice meaty nose. Good Syrah fruit with some treatment. Good + .

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