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Manage Subscriptions2012 Lillian Winery Rosé
Syrah
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Santa Barbara County
Community Tasting Notes 11
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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!
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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.
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Deadhead wrote: 85 points
April 28, 2017 - Did not love this wine. I am really surprised by all the extremely positive previous reviews...
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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.
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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).
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
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 53 (38%)
- Consumed 88 (62%)
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- ProducerLillian Winery
- VarietySyrah
- DesignationRosé
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
- AppellationSanta Barbara County
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