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| Drinking window: Drink between 2015 and 2019 (based on 5 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.1 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by chester100 on 7/24/2016 & rated 93 points: Very nice Bordeaux blend (658 views) | | | Tasted by foobarski on 6/24/2016 & rated 91 points: Very deep dark purple, pretty much opaque in the glass.
Big and muscular. Spicy nose, a little cherry cola, a little smoke, a little oak, tannins are firm but not oppressive. (642 views) |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, November/December 2013, IWC Issue #171
(Pear Valley Vineyard & Winery Distraction Red Wine Paso Robles) Subscribe to see review text. |
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Comments from Jared Lee assistant Winemaker from Pear Valley:
We are located off 46E, on Union Rd. Basically Union is a large loop consisting of many wineries and vineyards. We strive for balance in our wines mainly while trying to always stay true to the varietal character. These Syrah's are 100% syrah.
We actually produce a LOT of varietals. We have more and more coming on-line. Some obscure ones are Aglianico, Charbono, Albario, Tinto Cao, Touriga Nacional, and Tinta Roriz. The last 3 are for traditional Portuguese varietals for our fortified wines, due out in a few years.
We have two vineyards, one on Union with the tasting room and production facility, the other in San Miguel, just north of us. We are all estate, meaning we source no outside fruit. Out location provides excellent sun exposure, and we do experience a cooling breeze in the late afternoon. Because we have complete control of our vineyards, we have a hand at shaping the harvest. Canopy management and crop thinning are essential to our quality control.
The classic Rhone and Bordeaux varieties are driving the train. It has been well demonstrated what Paso can do with Grenache, Syrah, Mourvede, Cinsault, etc...
Our location allows us to reach physiological ripeness fairly easily, so we are not usually hanging our syrah waiting for sugars. So, our Syrah tends to not have overripe, jammy, characeristics. To me Syrah can display so many personalities. From super old-world earth and gameyness, to sweet fruit bombs. We shoot for a nice mix of blue and red fruits, slight Syrah "funkyness", and complimenting oak.Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.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
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Central Coast AVA WikipediaPaso Robles Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance
Set apart by unique climate and geography, Paso Robles Wine Country provides prime growing conditions for more than 40 varietals planted over 26,000 acres of vineyards. More than 300 wineries craft this fruit into premium wines, gaining recognition around the world. The fruit, the wines and the distinct environment have quickly made Paso Robles California's third largest and fastest growing wine region. |
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