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Red
2005 Sean Thackrey Orion Rossi Vineyard
Syrah Blend
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- St. Helena
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Community Tasting Notes 28
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quaffnov Likes this wine: 91 points
November 15, 2019 - Two hours of decant time for this one, the nose is hot and filled with dark fruit, black licorice and black olives. The palate is extracted and very big bodied and matches the nose. Tannins are still on the heavy side despite 14 years of aging, this can go for several years without a doubt.
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Night Train Likes this wine: 92 points
December 8, 2018 - As complex as a bottle three or four years ago, but the secondary flavors have receded a bit, leaving a more straightforward wine. Less interesting than before, but decidedly more tasty. Almost - dare I say it - a fruitbomb, albeit a fruitbomb with formidable structure and an impressive finish. Probably has another ten years or so left in it, and God only only knows what it might eventually evolve into.
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Night Train Likes this wine: 93 points
August 9, 2015 - The single most complex wine I have ever tasted. Every sip and every sniff revealed something new: minerals, black fruit, camphor, garrigue, pepper, you name it. Rich, with a nice finish, but not too heavy. Probably has not yet reached its peak.
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Wine Trader Likes this wine: 94 points
July 2, 2015 - Perfect cork and storage...Delicious, deep dark color perfectly mature...Chocolate, chewy tannins, liquorish, chewing tobacco, menthol, chalk, fresh prune and chewy dried cherries.
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jasonh wrote:
December 27, 2013 - Opened and decanted at Charlie Palmer's. Like the first bottle I kept noticing a bit of what seemed to be TCA. No one else noticed it so it may just be something in the 05 Orion. Looking past the perceived TCA thing it was a classic big Orion. Red fruited nose mixed with a bit of hay. Fairly clean palate. Interesting wine as always. Sad that the pricing has jumped so much.
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By Stephen Tanzer
Sean Thackrey’s Orion: A Complete Retrospective (Apr 2015), 3/1/2015 (link)(Sean Thackrey Orion California Native Red Wine Rossi Vineyard St. Helena St. Helena) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Sean Thackrey
- Varietal Syrah Blend
- Designation Orion
- Vineyard Rossi Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation St. Helena
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 4 (1%)
- In Cellars 235 (57%)
- Consumed 175 (42%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerSean Thackrey
- VarietySyrah Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationSt. Helena
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