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2009 Arnot-Roberts Syrah Griffin's Lair
Syrah
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Sonoma Coast
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Community Tasting Notes 19
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PSUSteve wrote:
June 23, 2022 - PnP and with time in the glass, this screams savory - olive and meat. Limited fruit remains.
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Cote d'Or Likes this wine:
October 4, 2020 - Tasted over 3 hrs
-opaque dark red no bricking
-expressive kalamata olive smoked meat and a bit of dark berry
-med acidity, barely med weight high-toned earthy dark berry, dusty med tannins lend a mildly rustic note to the moderately long finish
-glorious savory nose, drinking beautifully now with some structure to burn so no hurry at all -
retired_and_roving wrote:
July 16, 2020 - Wine in the time of Corona Virus - Quarantining in NYC & NH; 3/7/2020-9/1/2020 (NYC/NH): Opened for the Thursday night Zoom with friends. Stored since release and this is our last bottle. Dark fruited, good acidity, savory notes - but lacks the interest that was on display in the A-R Hudson Ranch Syrah we opened last week.
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retired_and_roving wrote: flawed
January 19, 2020 - Last bottle of the night - poured to decanter and served. This had a significant amount of band-aid aromas on pouring. Difficult to get past. On the palate it was showing very green. Having had this before a few times - I think this bottle was off.
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mjf@ulkner wrote:
December 2, 2019 - The savory bacon, grilled meat component has become more prominent, while the blackberry and plum fruit has receded into the background. Not my preferred style of Syrah.
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By Matthew Luczy
California Syrah, 12/14/2020 (link)(Arnot-Roberts, Griffin's Lair Vineyard Syrah, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Issue #10, 12/4/2011 (link)(Arnot-Roberts Syrah Griffin's Lair) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
May/June 2011, IWC Issue #156 (link)(Arnot-Roberts Syrah Griffin's Lair Vineyard Sonoma Coast) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
3/27/2011 (link) 93 points(Arnot-Roberts Syrah Griffin's Lair) Pre-release (set for Fall '11 release) - very appealing herbal, tart black fruit, pepper nose; rich, tart black fruit, herbal palate, needs 2-plus years; long finish (100% whole cluster)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Arnot-Roberts
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Griffin's Lair
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Sonoma Coast
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (1%)
- In Cellars 43 (30%)
- Consumed 97 (69%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationSonoma Coast
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