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Red
2005 Ojai Syrah Melville Vineyard
Syrah
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Sta. Rita Hills
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Community Tasting Notes 29
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hmannoe Likes this wine: 95 points
October 19, 2020 - Fabulous! Perfectly balanced. Loads of dark, rich fruit. Prunes and compote. A touch of licorice. It was decanted and continued to soften and flavors merged over 2 hours.
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jbaron wrote: 94 points
July 28, 2019 - Last bottle. Full of fruit and structure and all that is good. Wish I had another.
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jbaron wrote: 93 points
December 19, 2017 - What a difference two years makes. Coming out of whatever that closed period was, the structure has eased and the earth and earthy fruit is more forward. Still a bit closed but could go for years more I think.
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carlsport Likes this wine: 89 points
October 28, 2017 - Aging nicely. Well integrated tannins, though the fruit is fading.
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carlsport Likes this wine: 89 points
December 8, 2015 - Dusty and dirty, but still enough fruit poking through to keep this interesting. Drink sooner than later.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Ojai
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Melville Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Sta. Rita Hills
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 3 (1%)
- In Cellars 93 (33%)
- Consumed 189 (66%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Barbecued food, barbeque, beets, black forest cake, currants, game birds, hazelnuts, heavy sauce, Korean BBQ Ribs, lambWho Likes This Wine
100% Like It 9 votes
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- ProducerOjai
- VarietySyrah
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
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