2021 Faethm / Fingers Crossed Syrah Unanswered Prayers, USA, California, Wine Review

Wow. Young but stunning! A blend of 83% Syrah with 4.7% each of Grenache, Mourvèdre,Petite Sirah and 2.9% white varietals. Inky purple in color, opaque and shimmering bright. The nose is big with black raspberries, black pepper, black olives, dark chocolate, and smoked meats. Full bodied. Firm tannins. Great energy and balance. Wonderful plush texture. On the palate, this is delicious. Enough acidity to make the wine go down effortlessly. Flavors of black raspberries, chocolate, slight earthiness, spice and char. Long finish. This is great on its own. It will need big food, but slightly spicy Indian food would be great. Drink over the next twenty years.

Grade:

A+

Score:

100

Vintage:

2021

Current Price:

$200.00USD

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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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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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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2019 Faethm / Fingers Crossed Syrah Two Become One, USA, California, Wine Review

Vintage:

2019

Score:

Grade:

A+

Current Price:

$200.00USD

2018 Faethm / Fingers Crossed Syrah Off The Record, USA, California, Wine Review

Vintage:

2018

Score:

Grade:

A+

This comes from the son of the owner of Sine Qua Non Wines, but Nikolas Krankl is making excellent wines that stand on their own. This is a blend of 93% Syrah, 2% Grenache, 2% Mourvedre, and 3% Roussane. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is great with black raspberries, roasted meats and herbs, and black pepper. Lovely, slightly viscous texture. This is a big, ripe wine but it is not heavy or plodding. Delicious black raspberry fruit with black pepper and a gamey note on the palate. Lots of energy and acidity. Long finish. This is still very young but for those who

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