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| Drinking window: Drink between 2007 and 2012 (based on 9 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.8 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 11 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by HWgeek on 5/21/2016: Hot tasting, no overall flavors, past its prime. Still passable but only just. (736 views) | | | Tasted by jjlobi on 9/20/2015 & rated 86 points: Still drinkable, drinking window has closed. (845 views) | | | Tasted by joesi16 on 11/8/2014: Better than last time, more dark fruit and a better finish. Its hard to believe this wine is 10+ yrs old, as it was still bright and fresh. Has sediment so filter. (1016 views) | | | Tasted by jjlobi on 3/15/2013 & rated 87 points: When first opened, felt thin. The 2nd day the wine was full bodied and very drinkable. (1723 views) | | | Tasted by joesi16 on 10/20/2012 & rated 88 points: dark color mild fruit still has a drying finish. lots of sediment decant or filter (1934 views) | | | Tasted by brubron on 7/23/2012: Picked up this lovely up at the winery. By the way...what a beautiful mountain top winery. And what a great approach ...organic and sustainable and they are making it work. Had all their wines and liked the Syrah the best. Frankly, this is one of the best kept secrets for California Syrah...the Moon Mountain Estate. This has just such a nice balance -- sumptuous fruit, a dash of pepper, silky smooth tannins, lovely mouth feel, long slow finish. But do let breathe....about an hour -- then this becomes one of those wines that just goes down so smoothly you don't know what happened. Lovely and hard to find. (1692 views) | | | Tasted by jingram on 3/20/2012 & rated 88 points: - Violet color and aromas of black currant, black pepper and oak. It's balanced with a medium body. Smooth texture with a medium finish - Not overly complex but a ice everyday wine, don't see it getting any better. (1193 views) | | | Tasted by Awilcox on 2/16/2012 & rated 90 points: Ok so tomorrow I'm going and ordering more. Herbal, rich, dark fruit. Between this and the Petit Verdot I'm impressed. (969 views) | | | Tasted by AMC Eagle on 2/15/2012 & rated 90 points: Dark red leathery fruits on the nose with some blueberries to go along. Cassis, black fruits, and some dark chocolate on the palate. This one is more ready to drink than the 2002 that I've tried earlier. (1018 views) |
| Moon Mountain Vineyard Producer websiteSyrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountySonoma ValleySonoma County, California, is one of the most important winegrowing regions in the whole of the United States. Vines have been planted here since the 1850s and, apart from the inevitable hiatus brought about by Prohibition, the county's relationship with wine has been prolific and unbroken.
Viticulturally speaking, Sonoma County is divided into three distinct sections: Sonoma Valley, Northern Sonoma and Sonoma Coast. Each of these has its own AVA title and encompasses several sub-AVAs within its boundaries. |
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