2015 Alban Vineyards Syrah Patrina Alban Estate Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  1/2/2023 - BRR wrote:

  Not decanted, didn’t need it as it turns out . Delicious Syrah that is finally showing more than just fruit, allowing a little more Syrah pepper/savoriness to come through . Drink now, but will be fine for 5+ more.

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  4/11/2020 - Wine Kat Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Alban Syrah is so consistently good and the 2015 is no exception. The Petrina has a distinctive pepper and fruit note with wonderful dark fruit and a bit of cedar on the palate. It is more juicy than meaty (a characteristic of many Santa Barbara County syrahs). Open now if you can

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  10/11/2019 - sid_loves_wine Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Great example of a highly powerful wine that stops short of excess- friendly and calm, despite the very high ABV. Beautiful dark purple fruit, blackberry pie (complete with crust!) plus plenty of cedar, stony minerals, violets and a velour-like texture from gentle tannin. Makes me think of amethyst- beautiful, purple, mineral, dense, found in a forest, but polished and sparking with light.
  
  Maybe it could use 10% more acidity, but it's definitely there. Except for a very tiny high toned pepper note right at the front of the nose, for better or worse I think this could be mistaken for a high-quality Napa cab, especially with the cedary oak accent.

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  7/23/2019 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 92 Points

  The nose was intense, showing smoky black fruits, crushed black stone, sweet violet florals, exotic spices, and lifting minerality. On the palate, I found velvety textures, balanced by brisk acids, giving way to a mix of blue and black fruits, subtle spices, inner smokiness, minerals and round tannins. The finish was long, showing lingering smooth tannins, spicy minerals, violets, and echoes of blue and black fruits.

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  1/19/2019 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Decent but nothing amazing. Will stick to the big guns

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