2018 Lagier Meredith Syrah, USA, California, Napa, Mt. Veeder, Wine Review

This vineyard was sold recently and as soon as the wines are also sold, they will retire. That is a shame as they make very nice wines for very fair prices on top of Mt. Veeder. Purple in color with a thin ruby lip, mostly opaque and bright. The nose has black raspberries, roasted meats and herbs and spice. Full bodied. Medium tannins. Good balance. On the palate, this is not a bit wine, but plenty of black raspberry fruit along with some char. Good finish. On the young side, this should drink well for another ten to fifteen years. It worked very nice with Palak Paneer.

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2018

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$48.00USD

2008 Hospice du Rhone Events: Highs & Lows of American Rhone-style Wines Tasted

The Rhone Report: About Rhone and Rhone-Style Wines and Winemakers is part of an ongoing series. The 16th annual Hospice du Rhone events in Paso Robles, California from May 1 to 3, 2008 was an opportunity to consider Rhone-style wines from a fresh perspective. Unlike most tasting opportunities, these events included Rhone-style wines from the Rhone Valley itself (51 wineries), elsewhere in France (4 wineries) as well as from Spain (4 wineries), Australia (17 wineries), South Africa (6 wineries), Chile (2 wineries), Argentina (1 winery) and the United States. The American wines were mostly from California (144 wineries), but a few examples from Arizona (2 wineries) and Washington State (5 wineries) were also included. While this is a California-dominated event, and while many of the Rhone Valley’s best producers aren’t represented, there is still sufficient European and other entries to make for interesting comparisons and contrasts. The events included two general tastings and a series of focused seminars.

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2006 Lagier Meredith Syrah, USA, California, Napa, Mount Veeder, Wine Review

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2006

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The wines from Lagier Meredith are some of the best Syrahs from anywhere. The fruit is grown on their vineyard way up on Mt.

2016 Lagier Meredith Syrah, USA, California, Napa, Mt. Veeder, Wine Review

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2016

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I am a big fan of the Lagier Meredith wines. For some reason, this is the first review on this site, but that will be corrected. Steve Lagier is a lifelong winery worker with impressive credits and associations going way back to Robert Mondavi. Carole Meredith is a retired oenology professor at UC - Davis and one of the preeminent wine grape DNA researchers. This winery is a two man team on top of a mountain. Despite PG&E turning off the power, these two didn't even blink. If there ever is a Zombie apocalypse, this is the place to be. First, it is way too steep for Zombie's to ge

2009 Lagier Meredith Syrah, USA, California, Napa, Mt. Veeder, Wine Review

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2009

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This winery recently sold. While the former owners, Napa legends Carole Meredith and Steve Lagier, are entitled to work a bit less, the wines will be missed. Quality Syrah (and others) at very fair pricing. This one is no exception. 2009 was a good vintage provided the grapes were harvested before the early fall rains. It would appear these were. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is nice with black raspberries, black pepper, slight gamey meats. Medium to full bodied. Very concentrated. On the palate, light tannins. Plenty of black raspberry fruit with some black pepper

America’s Best Rhone Style Red Wines: 11th Annual Rhone Rangers Tasting Reviewed

The Rhone Report: About Rhone and Rhone-Style Wines and Winemakers is part of an ongoing series. Last month we discussed the white Rhone style wines offered at the 2008 Rhone Rangers tasting event at Fort Mason in San Francisco on March 18. This month we turn to the reds, of which we tasted 50. Among those we tasted were some old favorites and some wineries or bottlings with which we were not yet familiar. We don’t pretend that we tasted a representative group of wines, because our sample was skewed to wines we have loved in the past and others about which we have heard positive comments.

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2018 Lagier Meredith Syrah, USA, California, Napa, Mt. Veeder, Wine Review

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