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| Drinking window: Drink between 2008 and 2012 (based on 11 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.9 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 46 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by cbbrown3 on 8/12/2013 & rated 88 points: The wine is a fairly dark ruby to maroon color. The very nice nose has blackberries, smoked meat, black pepper, baking spices, charcoal, vanilla, forest floor, and a touch of stems. This has medium body, moderate tannins, and good acidity. On the palate the spicy, peppery berries hit first followed by smoked meat and vanilla. The finish has good length but does show a touch of stems that sticks out a touch to prominently. This would merit a higher score if the stems didn't leave a lingering greenish note. (2594 views) | | | Tasted by BATWine on 12/16/2011 & rated 82 points: Lost all it's fruit. (3032 views) | | | Tasted by vinole on 12/14/2011 & rated 87 points: The fruit has faded a bit since last having this in 5/09, leaving the alcohol and tar notes more noticeable. Drink up! (3259 views) | | | Tasted by rbeers on 9/8/2011 & rated 89 points: smoked bacon, dark fruit, and some pepper on the nose, balanced with a nice finish of cherry and vanilla, prominant oak. Have one more bottle, will drink in 6 to 12 months . (3234 views) | | | Tasted by djpo on 2/1/2011 & rated 85 points: Nice nose, taste some menthol and rubber. Somewhat vegetal. Might still develop into something interesting. (3619 views) | | | Tasted by cbbrown3 on 1/25/2011 & rated 87 points: Decanted for about an hour. Deep, dark, inky purple color. Blackberry, blueberry, smoked meat, pepper, vanilla, and some cherry on the very nice nose. Medium body with ripe, chewy tannins and good acidity. Rich and velvety on the palate. With air a bit of chocolate appears. The tannins last through the finish. A bit of an herbal/stemmy note pops out on the finish. This needs cellar time, but I have a feeling the tannins will always be prominant. The herbal/stemmy note is more bothersome to me. (2286 views) | | | Tasted by dbarco on 7/5/2010 & rated 84 points: Delightful, but not without opportunity to be better. Fruit a bit hidden by alcohol and acidity. I find the tannins nicely in balance - although others do not. Exceleent choice with barbecue pork chops, for which the strength of the wine was a good match. (2558 views) | | | Tasted by mpricher on 6/27/2010 & rated 88 points: Dark Purple. Lots of Tar and smoke on the nose, with some farm fields action. Medium bodied. More tannic than Acidic. The alcohol is high on this Syrah, and I felt the fruit was having a hard time competing. The Black berry and Boysenberry fruit components were more sweet than acidic. It had some weight, and went farily well with grilled fare this evening. Glad I tried this, but would not seek it out. (2495 views) | | | Tasted by CRL Stc on 6/22/2010 & rated 88 points: Losing some of it's punch. Coffee on the nose. (2713 views) | | | Tasted by Chrisinroch on 6/6/2010 & rated 80 points: Gets a heavy treatment of oak. Kinda obscures the fruit. Even the nose is woody. Quick pop of red fruit then the just gets crushed. Meaty, chewy. Finishes tannic and harsh. Not a good wine This wine needs to be drunk with food. (2643 views) | | | Tasted by AllRed on 3/21/2010 & rated 88 points: NIce color. Opens with a bit of a meaty streak, followed by bosenberry, pomegranate and raspberry reduction. With air, it develops a darker fruit profile and takes on a touch of mint too. Medium-bodied, with chewy red berry fruit, bouillon and black cherry flavors. 88-89 pts. (2755 views) | | | Tasted by Wine4Rip on 2/13/2010 & rated 94 points: Great! (3098 views) | | | Tasted by soyhead on 2/12/2010 & rated 91 points: nose - funk, tea, could be old world
mouth - full bodied, voluptuous, fleshy, plummy, big wine, impressed (2818 views) | | | Tasted by JazzQueen on 2/7/2010 & rated 87 points: Pleasant, nice food wine. A bit pricy for something rather simple. Well balanced though, really can't complain on the flavor. (3240 views) | | | Tasted by jono9999 on 12/21/2009 & rated 86 points: Very Syrah - earthy peaty nose, berry (3111 views) | | | Tasted by J Dogg on 11/6/2009: A lot harsher than I remembered it, but it started to settle down with air. (3168 views) | | | Tasted by SonomaWilliam on 10/13/2009 & rated 84 points: Decent for 20.00 price point, but lacking something overall. Liked it better after some 20 mins oxidation time. Decent nose, mouthful of fruit - dark berry. Presence of tannins but not over powering but the finish isn't soft. Likely better with food or age. Like but don't love. (4037 views) | | | Tasted by winegr on 10/13/2009 & rated 87 points: pretty good, not great. better after air. 87-88 (3205 views) | | | Tasted by green-steve on 10/6/2009 & rated 89 points: My First note in awhile - overall this was a great bottle. Popped and poured but needed about 30 minutes to really open up. Dark purple wine; blueberries, meat on the nose; up front blue fruits, spice, and a decent dose of cracked pepper on the palate; fine tannins, medium finish. Very nice indeed, a nice qpr. (3353 views) | | | Tasted by joraesque on 6/10/2009 & rated 87 points: 86-87 (3555 views) | | | Tasted by JeffcB on 6/5/2009: Vanilla on the nose, with a touch of smoke. Red fruit is the first impression of the taste. Finishes with a healthy dose of acidity, not fully balanced at the moment, but not entirely unpleasant. Mid palate has a definite smokiness, with slightly dry tannin, that compliments the fruit forward (raspberry?) flavor. Altogether a wine that could be drunk quickly, and would definitely be enjoyable as such, but more of an easy to drink cocktail then a revolutionary wine. (3710 views) | | | Tasted by vinole on 5/10/2009 & rated 88 points: Less extracted than the 05, but had a little vegetal streak. Some good dark fruit that opened up with a little air. A good syrah at $17 that pairs well with many meat dishes. (3635 views) | | | Tasted by plinytheelder on 5/7/2009 & rated 91 points: Tasty wine, second of three and really wonderful. Food pairing: lamb sausage with sauteed red onions. Amazing pairing. Just as good the second day. Love the spice and overall balance. (3744 views) | | | Tasted by J Dogg on 3/30/2009: Definitely not a refined syrah, but it had a rustic black pepper and pastrami appeal that I enjoyed. (3507 views) | | | Tasted by Badfish on 3/15/2009 & rated 91 points: 2009 Family Winemakers of California San Diego Tasting (Del Mar Fairgrounds): Very attractive and complex on the nose with notes of raspberry, blackberry, minerals, and pepper. This impression carries over to the palate which also offers peppery raspberry tone to the fruit. Good overall balance and complexity. (4457 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Novy Family 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 Sonoma CountyMendocino CountySonoma CountySonoma Coast |
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