2007 Lillian Winery Syrah (Gray Label), USA, California, Wine Review

A beautiful Syrah from this Oregon based producer (although the fruit is Californian). Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has black raspberries, char, roasted herbs, gamey meat and black pepper. Full bodied but not over the top. 14.8% abv. On the palate, this is delicious. Black raspberry fruit, ripe, but not sweet with a touch of black pepper. Lively. Good energy. Long finish. Delicious. Drinking really well right now, at or close to peak. This should drink well for another ten to twelve years. This drinks great on its own and went well with a roasted veggie sandwich.

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2007

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$70.00USD

2007 Lillian Winery Syrah Blue Label, USA, California, Wine Review

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2007

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$110.00USD

Although this is a California Syrah, Lillian is an Oregon producer. This is great. Inky purple in color. The nose has black raspberries, gamey meats, roasted herbs, slight black olives. On the palate, this is delicious. it has complexity and depth too. Black raspberry fruit with slight earthiness and a bit of grilled meats. Long finish. This is just about at peak now. Light tannins. Wonderful texture. Juicy fruit. Long finish. It should be hear for another ten years or so. It will work great with roasted fowl or meats or grilled foods.

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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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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2005 Lillian Winery Syrah, USA, California, Wine Review

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2005

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$55.00USD

California Syrah bottled in Oregon by Maggie Harrison. Some of the best Syrah out there. I last had this about ten years ago. At age 16, this was at peak and gorgeous. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has black raspberries, black pepper, slight roasted herbs, and a hint of gamey meat. Full bodied. Lots of vibrancy and energy. Great lush texture. On the palate, still plenty of fruit, light tannins with depth and complexity. Black raspberries over pepper and gravel. Long finish. This drinks great on its own and is perfect with roasted meats, fowl or veggies. This prob

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