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Red
2011 Shane Syrah The Villain
Syrah
- USA
- California
- North Coast
- Mendocino County
Label borrowed from 2007
Community Tasting Notes 9
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cobbpa wrote: 89 points
April 7, 2021 - Ripe Black cherry & raspberry, clove, dried terragon, occasional whiff of vanilla. Nice balance throughout. Slightly short finish today
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cobbpa wrote: 91 points
July 4, 2018 - Big & kinda raucous, but with structure to keep it in balance. Big fruit, medium mouthfeel, some floral/herb tones. Still quite young
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tomlbs Likes this wine: 92 points
January 20, 2018 - Inky juice with dark berries and some plum on nose. It has a nice balance of fruit, spice and fine tannins. It has aged well and in my opinion has several years to go. Overall a delicious California Syrah!
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Rezy13 wrote:
May 20, 2016 - Inky extracted color; nose shows lots of blue and purple fruit, blueberry pie, ripe blackberries, violets, youthful and very richly fruited with oak accents; palate is a wave of glycerin, fruit similar to the nose, and lots of rounded tannin, good acid to keep this fresh, bigger and rounder than what I consider this producer's style, with air this started to develop some Kalamata olive; would prefer to age this more to help soften tannin and knock the edge off the sweet fruit.
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Guillaume T. Likes this wine: 100 points
April 3, 2015 - Deep, dark, spicy, and ripe. Truly one of life's best wines.
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By Josh Raynolds
May/June 2013, IWC Issue #168 (link)(Shane Wine Cellars Syrah The Villain Mendocino County) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
8/4/2013 (link) 92 points(Shane Syrah The Villain) Very dark maroon color; appealing, ripe black fruit, tart berry, charcoal, roasted black fruit nose with savory notes; tight, tasty, tart black fruit, roasted black fruit, tar, creosote palate; needs 3-plus years; medium-plus finish (40% whole cluster, 50% new oak, 14.5% alcohol) 92+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type Red
- Producer Shane
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation The Villain
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion North Coast
- Appellation Mendocino County
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 8 (21%)
- Consumed 31 (79%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- VarietySyrah
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNorth Coast
- AppellationMendocino County
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