Community Tasting Notes 37

• pdxwinefan Likes this wine:

  July 23, 2023 - 90 minute decant before drinking. Rich dark berry, with some licorice emerging after another hour. Still plenty fresh—has enough acidity to keep going for a few more years. Reads as 14.8% alcohol but seems to be a bit higher, which became more noticeable toward the end of the bottle.

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• markcic Likes this wine: 92 points

  July 9, 2023 - Similar to my note from last year, Perhaps the food or the company made the wine taste better. Dark fruit on the nose. The palate was dark berries, a touch of licorice, wood, coffee leading to a moderate to long finish.

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• markcic Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 21, 2022 - Similar to my note from last month except this was somehow a better bottle. Perhaps the food or the company. We had to PNP at lunch. Dark fruit on the nose. The palate was dark berries, a touch of licorice, wood, coffee leading to a moderate to long finish. I have one bottle left and I will definitely hold it and decant it as I believe that will raise the score.

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• markcic Likes this wine: 91 points

  November 8, 2022 - We had to PNP at lunch. Dark fruit on the nose. The palate was dark berries, a touch of licorice, wood, coffee leading to a moderate to long finish. Decanting or aeration would have definitely raised the score.

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• jshufelt wrote: 93 points

  August 21, 2022 - Consistent with our previous bottle - another crowd pleaser.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type Red
• Producer Lillian Winery
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Santa Barbara County

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• Pending Delivery 3 (0%)
• In Cellars 631 (53%)
• Consumed 548 (46%)

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