2002 Saxum Bone Rock James Berry Vineyard, USA, California, Paso Robles, Wine Review

93% Syrah and 7% Grenache. Weighs in at 15.9% abv. but it is not noticeable until you stand up. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is great with black raspberries, roasted herbs, gamey meats and slight floral note. This was a warm vintage, but this bottle, bought on release, has held up nicely. Still drinking youthfully. On the palate, black raspberries with roasted herbs and a nice iron/minerality note. Nice finish. Delicious. This seems like it should till have another seven to ten years. Nice on its own, this would go great with a burger.

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2002

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$150.00USD

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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2005 Saxum Bone Rock James Berry Vineyard, USA, California, Paso Robles, Wine Review

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2005

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A+

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$150.00USD

Really great showing for this bottle. 93% Syrah and 7% Grenache. 16.1% abv. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is great with black raspberries, roasted meats and roasted herbs, floral notes, white pepper and slight earthiness. Full bodied. Again, that Saxum lightness of being both enormous and light on its feet at the same time. No sign of alcohol on the nose or palate. On the palate, loads of black raspberry fruit with some roasted meats, minerality and juicy acidity. Long finish. Most tasters had this highly ranked. Drinking youthfully. This bottle was purchased

2006 Saxum Bone Rock James Berry Vineyard, USA, California, Paso Robles, Wine Review

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2006

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$130.00USD

76% Syrah, 18% Mourvedre, and 6% Grenache. This weighed in at 16.7% abv! Again, this is a monster wine, but it doesn't drink like one. No noticeable alcohol on the nose or palate. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has black raspberries, plums, White pepper, Roasted herbs and slight earthy/gamey meats. Full bodied. Great acidity. On the palate, this has loads of fruit. Black raspberries, black cherries and slight plums with a bit of black pepper and char. Long finish. This is a great wine if not quite up to the top vintages of Bone Rock, it is almost there. It is

2001 Saxum Bone Rock James Berry Vineyard, USA, California, Paso Robles, Wine Review

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2001

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Another blend of 92% Syrah, 5% Grenache and 3% Mourvedre from Paso Robles. 15.6%abv. This is still showing youthfully and its hard to believe this is 22 years from vintage. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is great with black raspberries, white pepper, slight bacon fat and a bit of char. Full bodied. Great balance. On the palate, this is delicious. No sign of alcohol on the palate. Lots of black raspberry fruit with some white pepper and a bit of char. Based on this bottle, bought on release and cellared, this has another decade of life at least. Great on its own, thi

2002 Saxum Bone Rock James Berry Vineyard, USA, California, Paso Robles, Wine Review

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