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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.3 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 19 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Blake Brown on 3/19/2018: 2006 MYRIAD LAS MADRES CANEROS SYRAH- another Mike Smith gem that hits the mark with excellence; it was youthful, vibrant and expressive from the nose through the tail; it had chocolate and pepper spiced blue and black fruit with layers of concentration and an extended length; it was full bodied and had a heavy weighted texture. (866 views) | | | Tasted by cbbrown3 on 2/1/2013 & rated 92 points: The wine is a fairly deep ruby color, lighter at the edge. The outstanding nose has blackberries, black olives, charred meat, roasted herbs, dark chocolate, minerals, plums, black pepper, with some road tar and earthiness. This has medium body, fairly solid tannins and very nice acidity. On the palate the fruit takes a back seat to the savory elements, adding a nice crushed berry element on the mid palate before some savory roasted herbs and meat juices take over. The long finish is again highlighted by the meat juices, olives and roasted herbs with the fruit adding nice sweetness. An excellent example of a wine that puts the fruit in the back seat and allows the savory elements to drive. My style of wine. (2596 views) | | | Tasted by River Rat on 4/25/2012: Nose of voilets, green olive, blackberry and blueberry. Palate is semi-rich and leans towards a meaty quality and the blue and black fruit profile. Finishes with ample tannins showing it has years left in the bottle. (2037 views) | | | Tasted by River Rat on 4/25/2012: 2011 Las Madres Barrel Sample Luncheon (Las Madres Vineyards, Carneros): Nose of voilets, green olive, blackberry and blueberry. Palate is semi-rich and leans towards a meaty quality and the blue and black fruit profile. Finishes with ample tannins showing it has years left in the bottle. (3499 views) | | | Tasted by King Cab on 7/23/2011 & rated 87 points: Nose of sweet blackberries and blueberry. This starts with some intensity. Black & blue fruited with some purity and finesse, I get some pepper and bacon fat on the midpalate has a metallic edge that comes off a little sour as it goes to finish. It then turns messy and unfocused. I expected more form such a heralded fruit source. Keeping what Mr. Michael Twelftree told me in mind: "It's all about the finish...." (3495 views) | | | Tasted by Paul Lin on 3/19/2011 & rated 87 points: Nick Wittman visits San Diego (Quarter Kitchen - San Diego, CA): Tasted blind. Muscular notes of grilled meats, black pepper, crushed granite, stem and lavender. An interesting and well-made wine, perhaps slightly rustic, but admittedly not a style of Syrah that I usually seek out. Nonetheless, my #2 wine; the group's #1. (3697 views) | | | Tasted by bmwcarl on 1/2/2011: Popped and poured and then consumed over the course of two nights. Rose hips, violets, and (I know) grapefruit airborne on the nose. Very elegant on the palate with bright fruit and very well balanced acidity. Very little oak or heat. Not particularly savory or over extracted. Very nice. (2283 views) | | | Tasted by Kingvino on 11/24/2010 & rated 91 points: Very solid syrah, well made and dark with a mix of red and dark berry fruit. I would like to see this wine gain more weight in the years to come. SOLID with upside to potential. Wine has great fruit, acidity, and structure. Definitely BETTER later than earlier. 2-3 years more wait or decant for 2-3 hours. (1991 views) | | | Tasted by markjahnke on 9/4/2010 & rated 90 points: This was one of about 2 dozen bottles I picked up from our offsite storage on Friday. This is a wine that I have been looking forward to checking in on, and I figured now was as good of a time as any. Thankfully, we still have another one of these in the cellar, as well as one more at offsite. Popped and poured this tonight on “The Bistro,” as we were hanging out “227 style” with the neighbors while trying to decide what to do for dinner. Gorgeous, dark purple and inky color in the glass, with a nose that could be smelled from 10 feet away. Our neighbors Bill and Jim were sitting a good 5-10 feet away, and they both commented on how fruity the wine smelled from there. Nice cherry and plum on the nose, with some chocolate and spice/pepper tones as well. Secondary hints of petrol and tar round out the nose with more jammy black and red fruits. On the palate, this wine is in a great place right now, and I can only guess that this will continue to evolve for another 5 years. The first thing I noticed on this wine was the white pepper. It was definitely there, but not overpowering. More dark red and black fruits dominate the palate, and to me, it was raspberry and black cherry that were the shining stars. The alcohol seems to be integrated, and I noticed none whatsoever. Finally, more pepper rounded out the finish, which lingered in length for what I would consider a medium finish. In short, this is definitely drinking nicely right now. No complaints whatsoever on this wine, although, it does have just a bit more pepper than what I truly love in syrah. Great QPR at just under $40. $90 points! Cheers! -F. Scott (1963 views) | | | Tasted by blondon on 8/29/2009: Popped and enjoyed over 3 hours. Road tar and black olives on the nose. Dark plums, blackberries, and pepper. Nice acidity, not a hint of alcohol. Long finish. Superb bottle of syrah, very representative of the site and a great QPR. (2186 views) | | | Tasted by psoals on 7/15/2009 & rated 88 points: Solid effort, well made, confirms that syrah just isn't one of my fav's. (2261 views) | | | Tasted by ruddy on 7/10/2009 & rated 93 points: Singing right out of the bottle. Mocha scent leaps from the glass, along with cherries and plums. Mexican chocolate, along with lavender on the palate. Just plain delicious. (2468 views) | | | Tasted by caldwell on 3/18/2009 & rated 93 points: Handsome right out of the bottle. Very pretty floral notes on a medium frame. This manages to pull off sweet fruit with good acidity and pretty aromatics. Really classy and not a bit overwrought. (3518 views) | | | Tasted by ruddy on 12/22/2008 & rated 92 points: Drinking nicely after an hour in the decanter. Cool, lean, plum, floral, maybe a touch of menthol?, lingering finish. Great QPR again this year. (2680 views) |
| Myriad 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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