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Red
2015 Ojai Syrah Special Bottling John Sebastiano Vineyard
Syrah
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Santa Barbara County
Label borrowed from 2011
Community Tasting Notes 8
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hmannoe Likes this wine: 93 points
December 13, 2022 - Big nose with tobacco and dark fruit. Dark fruit: blackberry and plum with wood notes and a long finish. Bottle held a lot of sediment.
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mac-eye Likes this wine: 94 points
October 23, 2022 - Excellent! Maybe a 95. Perfectly ready to drink now. Wish I had more! When I bought it, I didn't know it would be this good.
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brian_r93 Likes this wine: 94 points
March 12, 2022 - Great wine!!!!
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Mbad77 wrote: 93 points
February 13, 2021 - Consistent with last note and happy with a 93-94 sort of mark for now.
The nose and aromatics stand out as they are super intense and distinct.1 person found this helpful Comment -
John Arnold Likes this wine:
January 17, 2021 - I tasted this back in October of 2019. At that time the fairly significant dose of wood and dense fruit had not integrated yet. Now the wood and awesome Sebastiano fruit are coming into balance. They are really starting to marry well. This wine is definitely on a nice trajectory. Look forward to future bottles as it continues to evolve.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2015
- Type Red
- Producer Ojai
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation Special Bottling
- Vineyard John Sebastiano Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Santa Barbara County
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 65 (64%)
- Consumed 37 (36%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerOjai
- VarietySyrah
- VineyardJohn Sebastiano Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
- AppellationSanta Barbara County
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