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Rosé

2012 Lillian Winery Rosé

Syrah

  • USA
  • California
  • Central Coast
  • Santa Barbara County
Drink between 2016 - 2022 (Edit)
CT91.5 14 reviews

Community Tasting Notes 11

  • Grinner wrote: 91 points

    November 28, 2019 - Fascinating! It's light ruby color made it look more like a light bodied Pinot. There was a tiny bit of oxidation on the nose, but florals and ripe dark fruit again made it unique for a Rosé. Silky, balanced and long; just the biggest Rosé ever!

  • Deadhead wrote: 85 points

    July 6, 2018 - Still not loving this wine - don’t understand the good reviews. This drinks nothing like any rose I have had.

  • Deadhead wrote: 85 points

    April 28, 2017 - Did not love this wine. I am really surprised by all the extremely positive previous reviews...

  • Rosengoo wrote: 92 points

    April 1, 2017 - This was a pop and pour to celebrate a friend's birthday. Take any notes that I post on rose wines with a grain of salt as I'm not at all knowledgeable on these. I can tell you that this wine was much darker than standard rose wine with a nose of overripe berries. Great flavours of these same dark berries almost made this wine taste like a slightly watered down cabernet sauvignon ice wine. Quite enjoyable.

  • learningandenjoying Likes this wine: 95 points

    June 25, 2016 - This is a Rosé of Syrah. 4.5*+9+4.5+9+8.5+4.5+4.5=94+; 14.1% alc; Aromatics and flavors continued to come forward and improve as the wine warmed from refer temp to cellar temp to nearly room temp - always an excellent sign. If a ruby and a garnet had a baby, this wine would be the color - pretty remarkable, especially with a bit of outside light hitting the glass. Aromas and flavors of pomegranate, lavender, rose, violet and maraschino cherry (in a good way!). "Sweet," smooth, silky mouthfeel; balanced tannin (yes, in a Rosé) and acidity. This is not even close to its ultimate potential and it is a 4-year-old Rosé. Very glad I have more and will gladly wait another couple of years in anticipation of the next bottle, and maybe a couple more for the next... Yes, Maggie (the winemaker) worked at Sine Qua Non; yes, Maggie paid attention; yes, Maggie is now coming into her own - in a big way. I believe the Lillian and Antica Terra wines all need time in the bottle (3-4 years minimum), and when given that time they reward three-fold the cost (despite the price having gone up a lot in recent years).

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Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2012
  • Type Rosé
  • Producer Lillian Winery
  • Varietal Syrah
  • Designation Rosé
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country USA
  • Region California
  • SubRegion Central Coast
  • Appellation Santa Barbara County

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  • Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
  • In Cellars 53 (38%)
  • Consumed 88 (62%)

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