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(4/4 liked it) |
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750 mL ($24.00); |
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| Vintage: 2005 |
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| Country: United States |
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| Region: California |
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| Designation: Sleepy Holler Vineyard |
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| Category: Red Wine |
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 | I Liked It | Jun 27, 2009 |
| Nice syrah. Strawberries and pepper flavors with an oaky finish. Tasted June 2009. | ||
 strawberry pepper oak | ||
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 | I Recommend It | Nov 29, 2008 |
| I think this wine got even better since I tasted it back in June. I was looking for a wine to go with pizza (if you knew me, you'd know that this is not unusual for me), and I remembered this syrah. Perfect match! The wine got a little spicer than what I remembered, which complemented the pizza beautifully. I had some friends over and the bottle was gone in minutes. Everyone agreed that the wine was great. I'm disappointed that I don't have any more. Apart from being spicy, the wine is also nicely balanced and structured - good tannins, nice finish, really coats the mouth well. Dark fruit aromas and flavors were all over this wine - black cherry mostly. I think some strawberry made it in there as well. The spicy part was the best part though. Must find more! Tasted Nov 27, 2008. | ||
| spicy cherry strawberry delicious | ||
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| I Liked It | Aug 29, 2008 |
| I swirled the wine in the glass for a good two or three minutes before drinking because I find that syrahs really open up well when I do that. My little trick worked for this wine. The aroma was bursting with strawberry and earthiness (is that even a word?). It smelled like an open field of strawberries with a breeze blowing through it. Very nice! The flavor was more of the same except the strawberry faded a bit and made some room for pepper. The wine was pretty dry, and had a nice long finish that dropped in some oak flavors. Tasted June 2008. | ||
| strawberry earthy pepper oak dry | ||
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 | I Liked It | Aug 20, 2008 |
| Surprisingly, I really enjoyed this wine. I think it had to do with the strawberries. Strawberries dominated both the aroma and palate. In addition, there were some earthy/minerally flavors on the palate. The wine was a little young for my taste buds, but I could see definite improvement with a year or two of bottle age. The wine had nice structure and balance. Tasted Jun'08. | ||
| strawberries earthy Minerally | ||
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