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Red
2018 Halcon Vineyards Syrah Elevacion
Syrah
- USA
- California
- North Coast
- Yorkville Highlands
Label borrowed from 2019
Label borrowed from 2017
Label borrowed from 2017
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Community Tasting Notes 19
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Frank Murray III wrote:
October 13, 2023 - Black pepper galore. A nose and palate of it all cracked up in its goodness. Aromas too of potpourri from the whole cluster, what Brig called purple flower. Tar/creosote, blueberry, smoke, cooked meat. Man, this is the kind of stuff that I want to drink in syrah when I have it my glass. Some structure here but moderate at best. I'd say this is within my drinking window, with enough fruit and the aromatics to really create a nixe mix.
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JWS84 Likes this wine:
March 29, 2023 - Quite funky. Perhaps it needs more time (this is probably the case).
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Stephen Rash Likes this wine:
October 5, 2022 - Exuded class and complexity for three days. It never lost anything from cork pop to last sip. This is the best cool-climate Syrah I've had in a long time. Plum, mint, tar, roasted meat, herbs, and black pepper aromas made me want to keep swirling and sniffing. Plum, lavender, and black pepper on the full-bodied palate. Slightly grippy tannins let you know this was still young and has a long ways to go.
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dbg wrote:
December 23, 2021 - Pop and pour. Dark red to rim, red fruits, herbs, meaty notes on the nose. Medium-full body, well balanced though tannins a bit intrusive, better on day 2. Very good.
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EMark Likes this wine:
December 18, 2021 - A somewhat murky red plum color. Forest floor and dark fruit on the nose. Lively red fruit on introduction followed by some salinity as the wine passes back. A suggestion of slate. Terrific tartness.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Sonoma: Looking at the 2019s, 7/22/2021 (link)(Halcon Vineyards Syrah Elevacion) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Mar/Apr 2021, Issue #92, Recently-Tasted American wines Spring 2021 Releases and Friends(Syrah “Elevación”- Halcón Vineyards (Yorkville Highlands)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Sonoma: 2021 New Releases (Jan 2021), 1/1/2021 (link)(Halcon Elevacion California Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/16/2020 (link)(Halcón, Elevación Syrah Yorkville Highlands Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Jan/Feb 2020, Issue #85, Recently-Tasted Old School And Neo-Classical American Wines(Syrah “Elevación”- Halcón Vineyards (Yorkville Highlands)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Seeing 20/20 – Sonoma & Anderson Valley New Releases (Jan 2020), 1/1/2020 (link)(Halcón Elevacion California Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Up From The Cellar #7 & Misc New Releases, 11/14/2019 (link)(Halcon Vineyards Syrah Elevacion) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Halcon Vineyards
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation Elevacion
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion North Coast
- Appellation Yorkville Highlands
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 9 (2%)
- In Cellars 259 (71%)
- Consumed 96 (26%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 15 votes
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- ProducerHalcon Vineyards
- VarietySyrah
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNorth Coast
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