Community Tasting Notes 19

• foyfrcs Likes this wine: 92 points

  May 22, 2023 - Dark ruby.
  Still lots of dark fruits on nose & palate. For me, still mainly primary fruit, damsons, black cherries/plums.
  Rich, ripe, full bodied, well integrated tannins, long finish.
  I believe that this has improved compared to 2021 tasting.
  Still 5 years of good drinking for me.
  Nine bottles left so it will be interesting to see how it evolves.

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• CWilliam wrote: 93 points

  April 18, 2023 - Similar to 5/2022, paired with smoked pork spare ribs (excellent pairing). Dark black color. On nose, saline, black cherry, olives and iodine. Medium+ body, medium+ acidity, medium tannins and long finish. Palate had similar profile to nose. Really enjoyed this and it has aged beautifully. 93+/- Need to buy some more recent vintages of this wine.

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• CWilliam wrote: 93 points

  May 30, 2022 - PNP. Paired with smoked Pork Spare Ribs. Dark red color, nearly black. Great nose - fig, blackberry, dark cherry, saline and citrus notes with 3+ hours of air. On palate, medium+ body, medium+ acidity and integrated tannins with a long finish. Flavor profile on palate consistent with nose with some sweet cherry noticeable as well. Very enjoyable. Has improved from last tasting (2019). 92-93 range. Loved this.

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• tobyc wrote: 90 points

  October 10, 2021 - Roses and black pepper, blueberries and slightly gamey. Slightly volatile and quite high acidity, surprisingly light body, moderately high tannins but polished around the edges, astringent and juicy. Dark fleshy fruit, leaves and yoghurt. Long finish.
  
  Keep or drink.

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• wtdanek Likes this wine: 90 points

  September 4, 2021 - On the nose: med+ intensity. Crushed sour cherries, blackberries, licorice, plum.
  Palate: confirms the nose, strong fruit.
  
  Med+ intensity
  High alcohol
  Med+ tannin
  High acidity
  
  Drinking well now.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Tensley
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Santa Barbara County

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• In Cellars 109 (37%)
• Consumed 187 (63%)

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