2021 Cattleya Syrah The Initiation Soberanes Vineyard, USA, California, Monterey County, Santa Lucia Highlands, Wine Review

This is a Syrah from the Santa Lucia Highlands in Monterey County, California. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is great with black raspberries, slight bacon fat, black olives, and black pepper. Full bodied. Medium tannins. Good acidity. On the palate, flavors of black raspberries, black olives, char and slight black pepper. Good finish. This is drinking well now if very youthful. Drink over the next fifteen to twenty years. very nice on its own, right now this would need big food but as it ages, it will become more food friendly. Slow roasted meats would be a good choice.

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2021

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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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2014 Cattleya Syrah Soberanes Vineyard, USA, California, Santa Lucia Highlands - Wine review

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Opened as part of my #BrownsSuckWinesDont program where I punish myself watching the Cleveland Browns and reward myself with interesting wines. A new discovery for me, this was very good. Purple in color. The nose has black raspberries, black pepper, and slight black olives. On the palate, this is juicy with great fruit. A very lively wine. Pop and pour it continued to get better until the last glass about 10 hours later. I would hold these for now as there is good upside potential or at least give it plenty of air.

Top Ten California Syrahs - 2016

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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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2006 Carlisle Syrah Rosella's Vineyard, USA, California, Santa Barbara, Santa Lucia Highlands, Wine Review

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2006

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This is in a great spot at age 17. Purple in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose has black raspberries, black pepper, slight gamey meat, and a bit of raspberries. Full bodied. Light tannins. On the palate, this is deep with some complexity. Black raspberry fruit with some black pepper and a hint of meatiness. Nice finish. This seems to be about at peak but should go another five to eight years at this level. It drinks nicely on its own and will work well with roasted veggies, fowl or meats.

2021 Cattleya Syrah The Initiation Soberanes Vineyard, USA, California, Monterey County, Santa Lucia Highlands, Wine Review

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