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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.9 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 23 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ohne_musik on 2/22/2019 & rated 94 points: Gosh this is good. Last of 3 bottles and by far the best. This is both concentrated and wild, with stellar balance - noticeably moreso than the previous bottles which slanted towards hedonism. A shock of sour cherry, rose hips, rose petals, iron, and a fistful of dried herbs. Finish is decidedly savory, minerally and long.
Day 2: a completely different creature. Toned down, still a bit of rusticity and some scaled back iron, but the cherry fruit is hidden in wet soil, leaves and a bit of a musky perfume. Wait, is this burgundy??? (663 views) | | | Tasted by ohne_musik on 6/9/2018 & rated 90 points: Had side by side with the '08 Myriad Las Madres and provided a great study in contrasts. This was riper, richer, more mineral, and a total olive-bacon-game meat bomb. While fun and delicious and has a bit of wow factor, it was also over the top and totally louche - it almost feels like you need to shower and wash the sin off after drinking this. Less acid, integrated tannins and the richness suggest drinking sooner rather than later. (783 views) | | | Tasted by ohne_musik on 3/16/2018 & rated 92 points: Lovely and drinking beautifully. Threw a fair amount of fine sediment so standing for a couple days and decanting is highly recommended. First thing Geoff says, “this tastes like a really ripe olive”. Yes, it does. Fully mature, drinking beautifully, with ripe black raspberry and black cherry, lavender, well balanced acid, olive, a bit of game meat, mostly resolved tannins, and a long vibrant finish. (914 views) | | | Tasted by Sugarb on 7/12/2014 & rated 91 points: Would recommend decanting. Paired with burgers and brats - not optimal pairing. (1620 views) | | | Tasted by budman on 5/24/2013 & rated 93 points: Awesome. Beat bottle yet. (2044 views) | | | Tasted by skisdeeppow on 3/6/2012: Outstanding. Similar experience to my 5/16/10 note. The nose is starting to develop nicely. Getting a good dose of olive tapenade with the black fruits and some gamey notes as well. Also picked up a little mint on the nose, which I found surprising for a Syrah. Beautiful wine on the palate. Certainly has the stuffing to go the distance. Kudos to Mike on another great wine and a great qpr. (2414 views) | | | Tasted by budman on 5/16/2011 & rated 92 points: Just a baby, but after about 45 minutes, this really opened up with complex dark fruit flavors. Nice. (2504 views) | | | Tasted by paulmase on 5/6/2011 & rated 94 points: Plums with hints of violet on the nose. Dark fruit with nice acid, a hint of tanins and the right amount of oak on the palate. Awesome finish just a great syrah that will contine to improve for many years. 94pts+. (2618 views) | | | Tasted by jaxpaj on 3/1/2011 & rated 89 points: Medium bodied, deep purple, tight wine. A bit of funk on the nose and the wine has a green pepper/stem flavor that hits you right away. I would wait for a while before opening. After a few hours the wine loosened up a bit and the green notes dissipated and dark berries and earth took over. A nice wine just too young. (2136 views) | | | Tasted by tim_c on 12/16/2010: Popped and poured, followed over three nights. Even on this third night, I still found this pretty tight but it did show flashes of a really nice wine underneath. Cool climate characteristics on the nose with dark, blue and red fruits. Suave texture and plenty of structure, with the acidity dominating at the forefront. I'd recommend holding for several years to let this show its best. Overall, I like the Myriad version of the las madres, but those who like higher acidity Syrahs will find this right up their alley. (1963 views) | | | Tasted by tim_c on 12/11/2010 flawed bottle: Corked (1782 views) | | | Tasted by kenv on 6/26/2010 & rated 90 points: Yummy from the start, but got better and better over 10 hours. Tasty juicy wine, but not over the top in any way. Nice! (2033 views) | | | Tasted by skisdeeppow on 5/16/2010: Excellent to outstanding. Clearly committed infanticide, but wanted to see where this one is at. On the pop and pour this was dark ruby/purple in the glass. The nose is tightly wound, but giving up some black fruits, bacon fat, and a hint of funk (maybe uncured green olives). Decanted for about 3 hours. Color is now opaque purple. Nose is much fuller at this point. Very fruit forward on the palate, some underlying notes of bacon fat with a little of the wood coming through. Medium plus finish. Really beautiful and bright fruit, smooth tannins and great acidity. I think a few years in the bottle will help the fruit settle and coax out some of the meaty undertones of this wine. Pretty solid value. (2199 views) | | | Tasted by Slvrfish on 4/23/2010 & rated 92 points: Very nice fruit forward Syrah. Very well made wine at a nice price. Thanks Mike (2462 views) |
| Quivet Cellars 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 Napa / SonomaSONOMA: The Yorkville Highlands AVA, approved in 1998, is located in the southwestern corner of Mendocino County, between Sonoma County's Alexander Valley to the South and Mendocino County!s Anderson Valley to the North. The region is 25 miles long, roughly in the shape of rectangle and bisected by Highway 128 which runs the length of the AVA. The region!s terrain is hilly and forested, with elevations ranging from 1,078 to 2,442 feet above sea level.
The distinguishing features of the Yorkville Highlands AVA are rocky soils with a high gravel content and the climate, which is cooler than Alexander Valley but warmer than Anderson Valley, and significantly cooler at night than the surrounding areas.CarnerosStraddles the southern ends of Napa & Sonoma Counties. |
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