2022 Jaffurs Syrah, USA, California, Santa Barbara, Wine Review

One of our go to value wines (especially when buying on futures), this continues to impress even after the sale of the winery. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has black raspberries, black pepper, roasted meats and spice. Full bodied. Medium tannins. Good acidity. On the palate, this is tasty with some complexity. No doubt, this could last fifteen years, but we tend to drink these young and age the single vineyard wines. Great on its own, this went well with a Butternut squash curry.

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2022

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$30.00USD

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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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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Top Ten California Syrahs - 2016

I tend to taste and drink a lot of wine over the course of a year. I am in a few tasting groups, sometimes the wines are consumed at various local wine store tastings and a number drunk with friends and family.

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2020 Jaffurs Syrah, USA, California, Santa Barbara, Wine Review

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2020

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A-

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$30.00USD

I tend to buy a case of these every year and drink them all young. They would last longer, but at least it helps me keep my hands off of the single vineyard wines. There has been a change in the ownership of the winery but the wines seem to be consistent. Purple in color opaque and bright. The nose is great with black raspberries, cedar, black pepper, slight black olive and char. Full bodied. Good balance. This is a riper style of Syrah but not over the top. On the palate, lots of black raspberry fruit with some char and black pepper. Nice finish. Drinks great on its own and would

2014 Jaffurs Syrah, USA, California, Santa Barbara County, Wine Review

Vintage:

2014

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A-

This is the basic Jaffurs Syrah. It is one of the great values in warmer climate Syrah from California. It typically retails for around $30. Purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose is great with black raspberries, roasted meats, slight violets and black pepper. On the palate, there is a nice energy. Bright black raspberry fruit. Underlying roasted meats and earthiness. Great texture. This drinks great on release and continues to improve for a decade. Goes well with medium or heartier foods and especially Indian foods. If you are not on this wineries mailing list, you should be

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