2015 Saxum Broken Stones, USA, California, Paso Robles, Willow Creek, Wine Review

This is a blend of 48% Syrah, 21% Mourvedre, 20% Grenache, 10% Petite Sirah, and 1% Roussane from California's Central Coast. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is great with black raspberries, grilled meats, plums, roasted herbs, and char. Full bodied. High energy. Firm tannins. On the palate, lots of purple fruits with underlying char. Also a cedar note. Long finish. Delicious if a bit young. This needs another five to ten years until peak and then should drink well for another fifteen to twenty after that. Great on its own, this will need big food such as roasted meats or vegetable.

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A+

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Vintage:

2015

Current Price:

$125.00USD

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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2013 Saxum Broken Stones, USA, California, Paso Robles, Willow Creek District, Wine Review

Vintage:

2013

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Grade:

A+

Current Price:

$145.00USD

This is a blend of 48% Syrah, 22% Petite Sirah, 17% Grenache, 6% Mourvedre, 4% Tempranillo, and 3% Roussanne. Wonderful wine that is just entering its prime drinking window. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is great with black raspberries, black cherries, spice, chocolate and char. Lovely full bodied, almost seamless texture. Medium tannins. On the palate, loads of fruit but plenty of energy to keep it from being burdensome. Layers of black raspberries, black cherries with underlying gravel and char. Delicious. Long finish. This drinks great on its own and would w

2014 Saxum Broken Stones, USA, California, Paso Robles, Willow Creek, Wine Review

Vintage:

2014

Score:

Grade:

Current Price:

$155.00USD

This is a blend of 41% Syrah, 13% Mourvèdre, 19% Grenache, 16% Petite Sirah, 8% Tempranillo and 3% Roussanne. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is big with black raspberries, black cherries, char, white pepper, floral notes and roasted meats. Full bodied. Medium tannins. Great energy. On the palate, this has shed it baby fat but is still youthful. it took a couple of hours to really open up. Loads of black raspberry fruit with black pepper, black cherries, some blueberries and a bit of char. Long finish. This is delicious on its own but may overpower most foods. I

2015 Saxum Broken Stones, USA, California, Paso Robles, Willow Creek, Wine Review

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