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Red
2013 Tensley Syrah Noir
Syrah
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Santa Barbara County
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Community Tasting Notes 16
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pmk wrote: 90 points
November 20, 2022 - loads of terroir and backward dark fruit.
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dmitchell4 Likes this wine: 93 points
February 9, 2022 - Quintessentially Tensley, dark purple, almost chewy, their typical flavor profile.
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JERB Likes this wine: 92 points
January 28, 2022 - Decanted for 1.5 hours. The stain on he bottom of this cork was nearly black! This is a dark and intense wine. I last tasted tis vintage in October of 2019. It was good then, it is even better now! The new element we had not experienced previously was a sense of a cardamom-like flavor early on in the bottle. All the other components were still there from 2019, but with greater depth and a more mellowed finish. Excellent!
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djjagdish Likes this wine: 94 points
March 4, 2021 - Noir is a fitting name for this deep, dark beast. Almost opaque ruby in color, the nose jumps out of the glass, presenting baking spices, plumb reduction, and candied bacon. Waves of black fruit, cassis, crushed rock, and fig sauce surf on the palette through a long finish. Drink now.
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pmk wrote: 93 points
February 8, 2021 - Poured thru venturi. Loads of backward fruit and terroir - layered and resolved tannins - not overly fruit extracted like some Tensley's - a beuaty ready to go. "Noir" is a fitting name
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2013
- Type Red
- Producer Tensley
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation Noir
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Santa Barbara County
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 157 (50%)
- Consumed 159 (50%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
90% Like It 10 votes
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- VarietySyrah
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
- AppellationSanta Barbara County
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