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| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2014 (based on 88 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.4 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 35 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by sbfireman on 4/22/2013 & rated 90 points: Great QPR - solid juice. Well balanced - soft in the glass the way this wine should be. Drink now (2066 views) | | | Tasted by Redguy on 3/11/2013 & rated 88 points: Full body, low acid, ball-o-fruit type of syrah that doesn't have much in the way of nuance or savory type elements but is an excellent wine for the price. High quality daily drinker. (2147 views) | | | Tasted by Redguy on 9/19/2012: Soft, ripe, fleshy, round, open, and oh yeah... quite good. Probably high 80's tonight, but at this price who cares. Good Juice. (2551 views) | | | Tasted by Redguy on 7/15/2012 & rated 88 points: Soft, open, ripe. The needle may be closer to simple than complex but this is excellent wine for the $. I'd like more structure but that's not going to happen for $13. (2618 views) | | | Tasted by STM82 on 6/16/2012 & rated 90 points: well polished stuff. Consistent with prior notes. (2559 views) | | | Tasted by Central Coast Wino on 6/10/2012 & rated 90 points: Paired with grilled tri-tip. Just excellent! Andrew hit a home run with this vintage. An outstanding QPR. One of the all-time best Syrah values under $15. This is a typical Andrew Murray style, just not as heavy as some of the single-vineyard offerings. It has the pepper, smoke, and fruit that I've come to expect from Andrew. (1006 views) | | | Tasted by Redguy on 5/19/2012 flawed bottle: High VA (1116 views) | | | Tasted by STM82 on 5/2/2012 & rated 91 points: Still one of the best QPR's around. Soy sauce, liquid smoke, asphalt, tar, and some molasses. There are dark berries in the background that are still sprinkled with fresh cracked black pepper and cocoa. (1036 views) | | | Tasted by Redguy on 4/16/2012: Party pop. Paired with grilled tri-tip... well received by all. Grapey with welcome nuance and spice. Fleshy and mouthcoating. Excellent qpr. (1056 views) | | | Tasted by Redguy on 3/23/2012: Gut reaction, I'd say that was a 90 point bottle of syrah I just drank for $13. Nah, couldn't be, could it? (1019 views) | | | Tasted by Redguy on 3/20/2012 & rated 89 points: Wow, all that for $13? Soft ripe black fruits, smokey tar, mocha, minerals,... and an extra helping of goodness. Cali in demeaner but a touch Aussie as well. Soft and meaty yet with good acids and just enough structure to keep it focused. Really peaked after an hour of air. Lots to like here, especially for the price. Unmistakably good syrah. Unmistakable value. (1021 views) | | | Tasted by discotrog on 2/24/2012 & rated 92 points: incredible value . really fresh bluberry and lavender lighter tannin, impecable balance...wow (1041 views) | | | Tasted by STM82 on 2/17/2012 & rated 91 points: What a delightful treat! This wine is probably one of the best QPR's ever IMHO! Dark berry with black and white pepper, a touch of vanilla, a bit of graphite intertwined in everything, and sprinkled with ground cocoa nibs! What a great little wine for 11 bucks! It has great complexity, depth, and backbone to keep everything in balance. (1159 views) | | | Tasted by maxmanx on 1/26/2012: I enjoyed, but less enthusiastic than others. At this price point, I prefer the 6th Sense Syrah. (1375 views) | | | Tasted by drdebs on 1/25/2012 & rated 90 points: Really exceptional for $16. Balanced between fruit, herbs, and minerality this rich Syrah is redolent of black fruits (black currants, blackberry), with herbal, smoky spice, and even a bit of stone in the clean, crisp aftertaste. A lot of wine for $16. (1209 views) | | | Tasted by STM82 on 1/25/2012 & rated 90 points: Solid syrah... Hits all the right notes and for the price, is an incredible deal. Hard to find any noticeable flaws or shortcomings. (1230 views) | | | Tasted by STM82 on 12/24/2011 & rated 91 points: Deep, complex, and a great QPR. Fruitforward with a bit of spice at the end. On night two there were more earthy notes. Hard to find a better deal. (1549 views) | | | Tasted by STM82 on 11/29/2011 & rated 89 points: Great qpr and all around wine. (1589 views) | | | Tasted by tlvarga on 11/23/2011 & rated 89 points: A rich and fulfilling wine with dark cherry and spice. Big enought for beef but great on its own as well. A superb value! (1449 views) | | | Tasted by STM82 on 11/7/2011 & rated 89 points: Dark purple with a nose of smoke and raspberries. This is a wonderful QPR wine with red and blue fruit paving the way to a good minerality and touch of smoke on the finish. Good acidity for such a dense body. Paired well with a spicy dinner. (1682 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Jeb Dunnuck
JebDunnuck.com, Issue #10 (12/4/2011)
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| Andrew Murray 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 Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
http://beveragetradenetwork.com/en/btn-academy/list-of-winegrowers-association-in-central-coast-california-274.htm
Central Coast AVA WikipediaSanta Ynez ValleyThe Santa Ynez Valley AVA is the largest wine sub-region of Santa Barbara County and has the highest concentration of vineyards. The valley runs from east to west, between the Purisima Hills and the San Rafael Mountains in the north, and the Santa Ynez Mountains in the south. Although the valley is open to the Pacific Ocean in the west, the fact that it is relatively narrow means that limited cool air and fog is funnelled in. Low average rainfall and a very long growing season make the region ideal for quality wine production.
The diverse climates of Santa Ynez Valley mean that a wide array of wines is produced. The cool, western part of the AVA is predominantly planted with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, accompanied by other aromatic white varieties. Botrytis cinerea (noble rot) is able to flourish here, allowing some outstanding dessert wines to be produced in suitable vintages. Further east, the cooling effect of the ocean is lessened as both vineyard elevation and average temperatures increase. This warmer part of Santa Ynez Valley is more suited to fuller-bodied grape varieties, such as Syrah and Merlot.
more ...s expected, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir thrive, while the more inland zones lay claim to Bordeaux varietals and some Rhone blends. |
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