2017 TH Estate Wines Syrah The Hedge, USA, California, Paso Robles, Willow Creek, Wine Review

This is what used to be Terry Hoage Winery. It is 98% Syrah and 2% Mourvedre. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has black raspberries, roasted meats, black pepper and char. Full bodied. Medium to firm tannins. On the palate, this is a big wine. Full throttle. Flavors of black raspberries with some black pepper and char. Good finish. This is nice on its own but will take big food. Roasted or grilled meats and/or veggies would work. Drink over the next eight to twelve years.

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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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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 TH Estate Wines Syrah Three-Four, USA, California, Paso Robles, Willow Creek, Wine Review

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2018

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$190.00USD

From what used to be known as Terry Hoage Vineyards. It is 96% Syrah and 4% Mourvedre. Inky purple in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose has black raspberries, blueberries, plums, spice, black pepper and Roasted herbs. Full bodied. Medium tannins. Concentrated. On the palate, this is big and slightly jammy, but so delicious. Deep. Flavors of black raspberries, black pepper and spices. Long finish. Great on its own. Foods will need to be able to stand up to it. Roasted Lam Chops would work. Drink over the next ten to fifteen years.

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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2014 Saxum Paderewski Vineyard, USA, California, Paso Robles, Willow Creek, Wine Review

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2014

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A+

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$140.00USD

From Magnum. This is a blend of 30% Mourvedre, 22% Zinfandel, 13% Syrah, 13% Tempranillo, 12% Grenache, and 10% Petite Sirah. The bottle was opened for air for around 24 hours prior to serving. Drank over two nights, it was consistent both nights. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has black cherries, plums, black raspberries, cherries, gravel, black pepper and floral notes. Crazy good and complex. Full bodied and full throttle. On the palate, all of those purple and red fruits seem to come out with underlying minerality and gravel. Juicy acidity. 15.9% ABV but no s

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