Community Tasting Notes 71

• Rieslingfan wrote:

  March 11, 2022 - Almost two years since my last bottle, and this just keeps getting better. A couple of hours in the decanter to get it ready, and then it was firing on all cylinders. Not much in the way of fruit until a touch of plum comes in on the finish, but it was full of that meaty, bloody, iron rich soul of Syrah. If it had thrown off some bacon aromas I would have lost my mind. It didn’t, but it was still incredibly satisfying, and a wonder for the $18 in 2012. Crazy. Drink now, and likely for the next five years or so.

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• Rieslingfan wrote:

  May 25, 2020 - $18 wine at ten years of age, and my gosh what value for the money. It's no monster, but I wasn't expecting one. It's still showing some deep, dark cherry fruit, but in a balanced way. The acidity is on point, and there's a hint of orange zest on the finish. A little bit of spice creeps in on the finish, just to add a hint of complexity. Still have five more bottles from a long ago case purchase, and I am glad to have them.

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• sid_loves_wine Likes this wine: 94 points

  February 2, 2020 - I didn't find this to be underripe as other commenters have said, I felt it had wonderful, understated sweet purple fruit notes on the nose with excellent cool climate Syrah character, a little gamey, olive, maybe bacon fat, etc., And nicely energetic palate with only a hint of excessive tartness now that the fruit has faded just a touch. I'm bumping my score up a little bit due to the crazy good QPR,- I got this for $20, very very easily worth the money.

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• Meerlust wrote: 84 points

  February 1, 2018 - This wine started with plum and floral notes, but the palate seemed slightly underripe with tart plum and olive. The midpalte seemed thin in this medium-bodied wine, and there was ample acidity to handle food. Overall, this wine lacked adequate ripeness, and it presented itself as simple. Not my favorite Anthill Farm.

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• alpha_ori Does not like this wine: 84 points

  July 27, 2017 - Dull. Not pleasant.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Anthill Farms
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma Coast

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• Pending Delivery 8 (1%)
• In Cellars 156 (23%)
• Consumed 514 (76%)

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