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1999 Sean Thackrey Orion Rossi Vineyard
Syrah Blend
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- St. Helena
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Community Tasting Notes 17
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redz wrote: 91 points
May 30, 2022 - interesting brambly. flavors, mildly acidic.
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AndrewSGHall wrote:
June 20, 2021 - Most immaculate cork on a 21 year old bottle I've pulled. Gorgeous wine. Peak maturity with savory backbone to red cherry fruits with plenty of life and acidic spine. Herbal elements and a little smokiness. Balanced and suave.
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imbibe wrote:
March 22, 2020 - Give it half an hour to open up and it sings. Goes from dark fruit to leather over 45+ seconds. There's some acid to keep it from ever being tedious.
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Rieslingfan wrote:
February 22, 2018 - I purchased this on release from the winery, and held it in perfect storage since, but clearly it was too long in the tooth. Still fairly dense, it showed disjointed acidity, and a strange combination of tired, overly mature elements and overripe fruit, leading into a teeth rattling finish. The cork was absolutely perfect - no staining, solid, but the wine had gone in multiple directions at once, making for a not so pleasant overall experience.
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Bill Bucklew wrote: 91 points
July 4, 2015 - Very secondary nose with some Brett notes, saddle leather and earthy components, on the pallet more brambly fruit, BlackBerry, raspberry, it's a bit of a paradox in that it has acidic, red fruit mixed with slightly riper elements. Much better than the last bottle I would definitely give it some time to open up though couple hours. Minimum.
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By Stephen Tanzer
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By Richard Jennings
1/8/2004 (link) 93 points(Sean Thackrey Orion Rossi Vineyard) Black purple color; berry, vanilla nose; big, juicy, concentrated, rich, boysenberry palate with a bit of vanilla; medium finish 93+ pts.
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By Richard Jennings
7/4/2003 (link) 95 points(Sean Thackrey Orion Rossi Vineyard) From magnum - very dark red violet color; roasted plum, eucalyptus, pine needle, anise, fennel, mint nose; wonderful, rich, cherry, pine sap, rhubarb, pepper palate with firm sweet tannins; lip smacking long finish of raspberry and chocolate
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1999
- Type Red
- Producer Sean Thackrey
- Varietal Syrah Blend
- Designation Orion
- Vineyard Rossi Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation St. Helena
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 2 (1%)
- In Cellars 68 (47%)
- Consumed 74 (51%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerSean Thackrey
- VarietySyrah Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationSt. Helena
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