Community Tasting Notes 5

• Condrieu82 Likes this wine: 93 points

  May 5, 2024 - Dark, juicy color in the glass. Nice nose with plums and blueberries, tad of vanilla. Medium acidity, some minerals, black peppery notes and then lots of elegant black fruits; plush tannins, some forest floor notes, and a medium-long finish with black fruits and oak. Very plush yet balanced and elegant wine - clearly California is style but in a more nuanced way than usual. Truly enjoyable, and went great with a grass-fed NY strip steak. Drink now, but no rush. 5-6 more years will do this no harm. Perhaps it lacks some complexity, but it’s nonetheless a very well-made wine.

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• hrazdiiv Likes this wine: 92 points

  October 24, 2022 - Great bottle. This wine is showing well now and was decanted for about 45 minutes, which ended up being a great call. Comes out of the bottle with a medium/dark purple red, not as dark as a 100% Syrah would likely show (the wine has an undetermined amount of Viognier). Really wonderful nose of dark blue fruits, vanilla, leather, and just a general interesting mixture of primary fruit with the beginning of secondary elements. Nice palate with tannins sanded down but still present enough to hold up the fruit on a bit of a pedestal. Expanded, weighty finish that had an interesting savory flourish. One of Sanguis's "annuals" (as opposed to their one-offs), this was aged 26 months in large barrels and it shows in the complexity.

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• Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 94 points

  May 28, 2020 - Pop and pour but recommend a short decant as it needs air to lose its fruity baby fat. After 45 minutes or so, a bold, balanced Syrah with sweet and salty black fruit filling the palate with seamless layers. AG and LPB differ widely on how long this one will last but it's great now.

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• GFischmann wrote: 92 points

  March 24, 2020 - Red berries with great balance. Oak hints with mild earth tones.

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• jonahfactor Likes this wine:

  April 23, 2017 - (Tasted at the Sanguis pickup party.) Big, bold and beautiful. Syrah co-fermented with Viognier. More of a spice profile than rich in fruit. Cracked black pepper in the finish. Begs for a grilled steak. Wait until 2019; and should last for a decade or two with proper cellaring. (������= Outstanding)

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type Red
• Producer Sanguis
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation Bossman
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Santa Maria Valley

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• In Cellars 112 (44%)
• Consumed 141 (56%)

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