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| Drinking window: Drink between 2021 and 2025 (based on 7 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.7 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by wdlohr on 3/3/2021 & rated 88 points: rich aromas of gravel and ash, full long finish. Not as dramatic, one dimensional (395 views) | | | Tasted by The Drunken Cyclist on 6/18/2019 & rated 91 points: Dark, even really dark in the glass. This is not going to be your Rhône-style Syrah. Rich and opulent on the nose with over-ripe blackberry, cassis, anise, and cardamom (?). The palate is equally decadent with oodles of unctuous fruit paired with a lip-smacking tanginess and a midpalate spiciness. This makes absolutely no attempt to be a Northern Rhône wine, and I have absolutely no problem with that. This is fleshy, tangy, sumptuous, and unapologetic. And it is fantastic. thedrunkencyclist.com (636 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 11/20/2018 & rated 90 points: Bunch of samples: Deep purple color. Smells like tart black currants and dark plums, along with smoky, earthy, leathery notes that are quite complex, along with some violets and clove. Full-bodied, surprising acidity on the palate, integrated but structured tannins, and tangy plums and black cherries — the balance is quite nice. Lots of violets, clove, pepper and leather notes, some cocoa and wood as well, with an earthy, tangy finish. Nice now, but you could easily forget about this in the cellar for three or four years. Aged 22 months in 20% new French and American oak. (90 points) (823 views) |
| Steele Wines 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 North CoastThe North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) in California, covering more than three million acres, includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and portions of Marin and Solano counties. (see The Wine Institute for more information) |
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