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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2015 and 2021 (based on 58 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.4 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by DaveZack on 10/5/2017 & rated 93 points: I received this always-fabulous/estate-grown wine from Fess’ wine club in March, 2014. The bouquet exhibits degrees of the soil and herbaceous elements. The wine pours VERY dark, about as black as a Petite Sirah. The fruit profile is about 90% dark/black fruits and 10% red fruits; such as plums, blackberries, black cherries, then sour cherries and red currants. Next “up to the plate” are substantial herbaceous and black pepper elements, such as a dozen dried herbs and a mountain of black pepper about as big as Mt. Everest. This wine is deeply and complexly-flavored and delicious!!!!!! It is also slightly creamy (thanks to the oak elements that are not obvious in the flavor profile), and structurally significant (the acidity and tannins are very food-friendly, and age-worthy). This wine is drinking beautifully right now and has structural elements (tannins and acidity) that may allow it to continue to age gracefully and beautifully for another 5-10 years. This “beauty” also has a VERY lingering finish and palate-cleansing elements that make this wine a VERY food-friendly red!!!!!
I paired this wine with tenderloin filet mignon steaks from CostCo spiced with Kosher salt, black pepper, and ground cumin; this wine would pair beautifully with any/all high-quality red protein dishes, such as prime rib, Beef Wellington, lamb chops, rack of lamb, as well as any/other high-quality steak. I consider this wine one of (if not THEE) best American-made/grown Syrah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This wine is ALWAYS 90+ points!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (1418 views) | | | Tasted by Rootmann on 9/24/2017 & rated 91 points: Just a wonderful example of syrah. Full bodied with a great mouthfeel and soft, long finish. (909 views) | | | Tasted by Hoffmnron on 6/30/2014 & rated 93 points: Nice Syrah. (2157 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 3/2/2014 & rated 91 points: Very dark ruby color; ripe raspberry, tart blackberry, mocha, blueberry nose; plush, ripe blackberry, tart black fruit, coffee palate with firm, tart tannins; approachable now but should age for 6-7 years; medium-plus finish (14.9% alcohol; Shenandoah clone) (342 views) |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, Focus on Santa Barbara County (Dec 2014) (12/1/2014)
(Fess Parker Winery Syrah Rodney's Vineyard Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Santa Barbara: The Thrill of Discovery (Jul 2014)
(Fess Parker Syrah Rodney's Vineyard Santa Barbara County) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (3/2/2014)
(Fess Parker Syrah Rodney's Vineyard) Very dark ruby color; ripe raspberry, tart blackberry, mocha, blueberry nose; plush, ripe blackberry, tart black fruit, coffee palate with firm, tart tannins; approachable now but should age for 6-7 years; medium-plus finish (14.9% alcohol; Shenandoah clone) 91 points |
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| Fess Parker 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
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