Community Tasting Notes 47

• Dozhdbog Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 30, 2024 - Burgers and fries for dinner tonight, and this bottle paired perfectly. My prior tasting note applies.

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• 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 points

  January 15, 2024 - Dary 1: Composite cork. 60% Syrah, 24% Grenache, 12% Peite Sirah & 4% Viognier. This is the perfect wine to get a Prisoner, Caymus or Orin Swift wine drinker into something less expensive and better. Sweet cherry, black pepper, cigar, floral, black licorice and dark chocolate. Rich wine and good concentration. Very enjoyable and good crowd pleaser. 91 points
  Day 2/3: Very consistent on day 2 and 3. Bramble, black pepper, sweet cherry, plum, cigar, floral and dark chocolate. Not getting the black licorice. Medium finish and satisfying wine. 91 points
  Recommendation: This vintage is a solid. Avoid the 17.

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• D_RICH wrote: 89 points

  December 29, 2023 - 1st of 2 bottles. No contemporaneous notes. Wine poured via my friend's Coravin. Very CA. Dark colored, aromatic, medium to full bodied, rich, dark fruits, low acidity. A very good wine, just missing that extra layer of complexity. My friend enjoyed this, and it was a good match for his beef stew. (88-89).

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• ogres3 Likes this wine: 90 points

  December 13, 2023 - Solid blend, able to drink with a short decant, sweet qpr.

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• Dozhdbog Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 14, 2023 - A year and a half since my last bottle and this wine is developing very nicely.
  It's a beautiful, inky midnight maroon in the glass and throws many legs that gradually diminish.
  After 30 minutes the blue and blackberry notes have ripened and some vanilla-tinged cassis has entered the picture. The fruit notes overall are lush. Subtle yet delicious spice box notes grace the mid palate on and are accompanied by an herbal savoriness to the finish which grips gently at first then lingers secco with rosemary encircling the lovely mix of aforementioned flavors.
  Stately and elegant, full bodied and powerful; I can't wait to try the next bottle in another year and a half.... who am I kidding. I'm not waiting that long.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type Red
• Producer Marietta Cellars
• Varietal Syrah Blend
• Designation Christo
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion North Coast
• Appellation North Coast
• UPC Code 746751000110

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• Consumed 646 (55%)

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