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• phantphant Does not like this wine: 50 points

  August 27, 2023 - Awful on every level. Had to be poured out.

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• phantphant Does not like this wine: 50 points

  August 27, 2023 - Opened three bottles well stored. Each and every one was horrible and had to be poured out. Been a long time I've experienced such a lousy bottle of wine - much less three.

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• MarkLA wrote: flawed

  August 26, 2022 - Oh boy... I couldn't do it. =/

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• MarkLA wrote: 83 points

  January 10, 2017 - Prune, baking spice, molasses, violet, lavender, barnyard, iodine. High toned -- reminiscent of plastic balloons and rye bourbon-- and tart, with a bit of cinnamon and clove. The finish is like the wine equivalent of eating sweet and sour candy while sipping on a Ward 8.
  
  Not the best wine I've had in a long time, but just short of DNPIM status. I guess I'm a little bit curious as to where it will go. Good or bad, it's quite unlike any wine I've had recently, so at least it has that going for it. I've opened it, I suppose, so I pour another splash and give it some extra time in glass. As it sits, it does manage to attain more balance, especially in regards to the acid. The finish is not quite as tart, before it gradually falls apart 15 minutes later. Another taste later on yields similar results. In the end, while it has some strangely interesting qualities, it isn't quite for me.

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• tanstaafl Likes this wine: 90 points

  February 2, 2014 - I have always liked the wines Mat Garretson produced. this wine was rich in flavor and color.deep color. large fruit flavor, boysenberry, plums. but not sweet. should have decanted had alot of sentiment from being laid down for quite some time.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type Red
• Producer Garretson Wine Company
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation The Aisling
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Paso Robles

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• In Cellars 416 (53%)
• Consumed 369 (47%)

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