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Red
2011 Rhys Alesia Syrah Alder Springs Vineyard
Syrah
- USA
- California
- North Coast
- Mendocino County
Label borrowed from 2012
Community Tasting Notes 33
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thomaskeil wrote: 90 points
January 29, 2024 - Experience tonight with a PnP was similar to FM III’s note from 6.5 years ago. Fruit forward (dark blue and black berry), evident mineral, leather, but low acidity (for Rhys), and integrated tannins. Aging very slowly. Enjoyable new world Syrah that supported dinner well enough, but better alone.
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Girardian wrote: flawed
November 7, 2020 - Presumably a flawed bottle. Wine was flabby and flat, faint funk around the fruit. Hints of Syrah spice but overwhelmed by the weirdness of the rest of the wine. I suspect there was an issue with the cork as when I Corovined the bottle it pushed the cork part way out of the top of the bottle and it pushed back in very easily (below the flush surface of the bottle).
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wgmccallum Likes this wine: 92 points
January 28, 2020 - Aromas of violets, blackcurrants, raspberries, aged beef, dry undergrowth. Dark dry fruit on the palate with a salty acid base moving into a sweet savory acid finish. Lovely with lamb chops and roasted cauliflower.
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wgmccallum wrote: 91 points
October 23, 2018 - Flowers, dark plum, meat on the nose. Dark fruit on the palate with bright acids on a tannic base and aromatic back notes. 50 + 16 + 17 + 8 = 91.
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wgmccallum Likes this wine: 93 points
June 16, 2018 - Crusty floral nose with dark fruit and elements of pipe tobacco and allspice. Dense dry aromatic fruit on the palate, penetrating with underlying tannins and lovely acid bracing at the back. Beautifully balanced. 50 + 17 + 18 + 8 = 93.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type Red
- Producer Rhys Alesia
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Alder Springs Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion North Coast
- Appellation Mendocino County
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 130 (44%)
- Consumed 168 (56%)
Food Pairing
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNorth Coast
- AppellationMendocino County
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