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Red
2011 Rhys Syrah Skyline Vineyard
Syrah
- USA
- California
- Santa Cruz Mountains
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Community Tasting Notes 30
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snamnoum@gmail.com wrote: 91 points
December 30, 2023 - Pretty tight and closed down initially.
Once it opens I get intense aromas of black pepper, candied orange, black cherry, blackberry bramble, cedar, shoe leather, tar, rosemary, and sweet tobacco.
Medium plus acid, grippy / chewy tannins. This is still showing super youthful. Long finish.2 people found this helpful Comment -
pjhr Likes this wine: 93 points
November 20, 2023 - As delicious as the last bottle!
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jjct Likes this wine:
October 19, 2023 - Generous, but balanced with fruit and savory flavors. Drinking very nicely.
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grafstrb wrote: 94 points
August 29, 2023 - -- decanted 45 min. before initial taste on Day 1 --
-- tasted non-blind over 1.5 - 2 hrs. on Day 1; revisited on Day 3 --
NOSE: medium+ expressiveness; smells young and fruity, in a cool climate type of presentation; dark purple berries; peppery, with hints of brine and cigar; no brett.
BODY: medium bodied; magenta-tinged garnet color of medium-deep depth; no bricking.
TASTE: oooooh ... damn! savory; dark-fruited; high acidity; some char/campfire; tannins are resolved; *very good*!; elegant, but not thin or weak; 13.5% alc. is hidden; young, but wide open. Drink or Hold. This is great! Day 3: earthy and dark-fruited, with hints of musk/leather and black truffle. Still impressive.
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pjhr Likes this wine: 93 points
June 2, 2023 - Delicious blackberry, olive, and floral notes on the nose and savory palate with lovely tannins and acidity on the moderate-long finish. Drinking beautifully!
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By John Gilman
Jul/Aug 2014, Issue #52, This Summer’s Fine Lineup of Old School and Neo-Classical American Wines(Rhys Vineyards “Skyline Vineyard” Syrah (Santa Cruz Mountains)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
May/June 2014, IWC Issue #174 (link)(Rhys Vineyards Syrah Skyline Vineyard Santa Cruz Mountains) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Santa Cruz Mountains – A Study in Terroir (Jul 2014) (link)(Rhys Syrah Skyline Vineyard Santa Cruz Mountains) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type Red
- Producer Rhys
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Skyline Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
- Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 2 (0%)
- In Cellars 355 (55%)
- Consumed 293 (45%)
Food Pairing
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- VineyardSkyline Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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