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Red
2008 Tensley Syrah Colson Canyon Vineyard
Syrah
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Santa Barbara County
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Community Tasting Notes 149
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MK9786 wrote:
April 3, 2024 - With food it was fine, almost like a young Sangiovese. But the Syrah character is no longer there.
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Jjrolland2003 wrote: flawed
October 8, 2023 - Past it’s prime
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chelidon Likes this wine: 89 points
March 10, 2022 - Nice, but not great -- perhaps it's a bit over the hill. As a merlot, it would be good, but while there is sweetness and fruit, it is missing the expected varietal funk and power from a Tensley Syrah of this vintage. Overall, okay, but disappointing given the expectations.
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The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 89 points
January 17, 2022 - Retail $55. I bought a few bottles of this wine on an online auction site way back in 2014. I cracked the first bottle about 18 months ago and was enthralled: great fruit, acidity, a bit of funk. Check, check, check, all the boxes. This go around? It comes off a bit as over-the-top with that intense fruitiness, robust acidity, and subtle earth. I really wanted to love this wine as much as the previous bottle, but it is just not there.
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WhinyWiner Does not like this wine: 50 points
August 9, 2020 - I'm not sure I've had a worse wine. I tried a bottle in 2016 and my notes only say "terrible" - not very descriptive. I'll be more descriptive this time: it tastes like Night Train Express (NTE). If you don't know what NTE is, look it up. It's a "bum" or "hobo" wine (to use some old fashioned terms). NTE inspires tasting notes like, "I can't believe it's not paint thinner". My actual score for this wine is 49, but 50 is the lowest allowed.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Tensley
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Colson Canyon Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Santa Barbara County
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 18 (1%)
- In Cellars 745 (42%)
- Consumed 1,001 (57%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- ProducerTensley
- VarietySyrah
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
- AppellationSanta Barbara County
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