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All Posts Tagged ‘syrah’

Wind Gap, Nellessen Vineyard Sonoma Coast Syrah 2016, Sonoma, California, Wine Casual
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November 9, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Wind Gap Nellessen Vineyard Sonoma Coast Syrah 2016 – Channels the Northern Rhone

Wind Gap, Nellessen Vineyard Sonoma Coast Syrah 2016, Sonoma, California

Tasting Note: A syrah that channels the Northern Rhone with alluring black-fruit and floral aromatics.[Read more]

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Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Syrah 2018, Sonoma Carneros, Layland Vineyard, California, Wine Casual
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May 12, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Sunce Winery & Vineyard Syrah 2018 – A Fulsome Syrah with Rich, Pregnant Fruit

Sunce Winery & Vineyard, Syrah 2018, Sonoma Carneros, Layland Vineyard, California

Tasting Note: A fulsome syrah that is a menagerie of ripe, red-and-black-fruit in your glass.[Read more]

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Cathedral Ridge, Syrah 2017, Columbia Valley, Oregon, Wine Casual
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February 6, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Cathedral Ridge Syrah 2017- An Expressive Syrah with Subtlety

Cathedral Ridge, Syrah 2017, Columbia Valley, Oregon

Tasting Note: An expressive syrah with a subtlety that is eminently accessible.[Read more]

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Troon Vineyard, Estate Vineyard Syrah 2019, Applegate Valley, Oregon, Wine Casual
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January 2, 2022
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Troon Vineyard Estate Vineyard Syrah 2019 – Syrah for Syrah Lovers

Troon Vineyard, Estate Vineyard Syrah 2019, Applegate Valley, Oregon

Tasting Note: Syrah for syrah lovers that is done in a lovely, Northern-Rhone reminiscent style.[Read more]

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Waters, Syrah 2014, Washington, Wine Casual
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November 13, 2021
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Waters Syrah 2014 – A Plush Syrah with Depth

Waters, Syrah 2014, Washington

Tasting Note: A plush syrah with depth.[Read more]

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Domaine de la Roche Paradis, Rozier Côte-Rôtie 2016, Rhone, France, Wine Casual
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August 15, 2021
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Domaine de la Roche Paradis Rozier Côte-Rôtie 2016 – Medium-Throttle Côte-Rôtie

Domaine de la Roche Paradis, Rozier Côte-Rôtie 2016, Rhone, France

Tasting Notes: A Côte-Rôtie on the softer, less-concentrated side of the syrah spectrum.[Read more]

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Domaine Vincent Paris, Les Côtes Saint Joseph 2017, Rhone, France, Wine Casual
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May 10, 2021
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Domaine Vincent Paris Les Côtes Saint Joseph 2017 – Substance & Complexity

Domaine Vincent Paris, Les Côtes Saint Joseph 2017, Rhone, France

Tasting Note: A Saint Joseph that will make you want to seek our more expressions from this under-the radar Rhone region.[Read more]

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Rasa Vineyards, Veritas Sequitur Estate Syrah 2016, The Rocks District of Milton Freewater, Oregon, Wine Casual
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March 11, 2021
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Rasa Vineyards Veritas Sequitur Estate Syrah 2016 – A Cornucopia of Red Fruit & Blossoms

Rasa Vineyards, Veritas Sequitur Estate Syrah 2016, The Rocks District of Milton Freewater, Oregon

Tasting Note: This syrah is a floral-filled cornucopia of red-fruit and blossoms.[Read more]

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Valcan Cellars, Syrah 2015, Rogue Valley, Oregon, Wine Casual
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March 10, 2021
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Valcan Cellars Syrah 2015 – A Cozy Red

Valcan Cellars, Syrah 2015, Rogue Valley, Oregon

Tasting Note: A syrah with a heart of red-fruit encased within a body dominated by black-fruit.[Read more]

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Element Winery, Syrah 2011, Finger Lakes, New York, Wine Casual
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October 26, 2020
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Element Winery Syrah 2011 – A Sensory-Pleasing Finger-Lakes Syrah with Northern-Rhone Reminiscent Aromatics

Element Winery, Syrah 2011, Finger Lakes, New York

Tasting Note: A sensory-pleasing, Finger Lakes syrah with Northern-Rhone-reminiscent aromatics.[Read more]

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