P: LM body; NICE, almost swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which loses virtually ALL its punch by the LONG, balanced finish with a tangy/SWTNESS to the DUSTY tannins. Nicely done! My EXC-/EXC; Platinum (94 pts) & "Best Syrah" from '19 S.D. Int'l Challenge, & Gold (90) from '19 Monterey Int'l, both @ $33.95.
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8/24/2020 - R2-D2 wrote: 87 Points
Lots of ripe fruit, not much depth.
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8/23/2020 - R2-D2 wrote: 88 Points
Good fruit, balance, and structure. But no real defining character that makes this Syrah stand out in the vast sea of South Coast AVA Syrah.
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6/2/2019 - srh Likes this wine:
Walk Around of Medal Winners from ’19 San Diego Int’l Wine Challenge (Coasterra (Cohn Restaurant Group), San Diego, CA): Estate grown frt from San Diego County's largest grape-growing operation, "located between Temecula & Warner Springs on the N slope of Palomar Mtn" @ ≈ 2,400 ft elev;
N: FRAGRANT smoke atop ripe berries with DEFINITE greenish notes (pyrazines?)
P: LM body; NICE, almost swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which loses virtually ALL its punch by the LONG, balanced finish with a tangy/SWTNESS to the DUSTY tannins. Nicely done! My EXC-/EXC; Platinum (94 pts) & "Best Syrah" from '19 S.D. Int'l Challenge, & Gold (90) from '19 Monterey Int'l, both @ $33.95.
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