Purple/ruby in color. The nose has black raspberries and slight bacon fat. On the palate, cranberries and black cherries. Slightly sour notes. Light tannins. This is a great wine to fool people in a blind tasting. After all, who is going to guess German Syrah? At around $30, this is not crazy priced either. Nothing amazing here but it is a solid, cooler profile Syrah.
Nice value here. This drinks cooler climate in style. Purple in color. The nose has nice cherries and dark cherries with baking spices and sandalwood. On the palate, this has decent acidity. The cherry flavors carry thru along with some cola notes. At under $20 per bottle, this is easy to gift or drink at a party and yet, interesting. I would like to taste this in a warmer vintage to see how it compares.
Torrin has quickly become one of my favorite Rhone blends anywhere. I urge people to get on their mailing list before it fills up (if it hasn't already). 2011 was a difficult vintage for many in paso, but Torrin handled it quite well. This one is a unique Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tannat blend. Gorgeous wine that was delicious if still young. Purple in color. The nose has black raspberries, graphite, some black cherries and an underlying char. Full bodied. These are big wines. The black raspberry carries thru to the palate as does the underlying char. A great minerality as well.
Pop and pour. This needs air or cellar time. Inky purple in color. The nose has great black raspberries with black pepper and some roasted meats. Very young. Firm tannins. Great black raspberry fruit. Plenty of depth but hard to see the bottom. It opens slightly in the glass. The last sip three hours later is the best. Plenty of upside for this wine. It is delicious but if drinking it now, open it 12 hours in advance to breathe.
OK. First, this was served to me totally blind. Second, read this review with a grain of salt as I am the winemaker/co-proprietor of the winery. Purple in color. The nose has nice black raspberry fruit and a bit of coffee. On the palate, black raspberry fruit with medium to firm tannins. Some oak showing itself as coffee and spice. Slightly sweet but it might just be ripe fruit. Nice finish. Blind, it seemed like it saw sunshine but I didn't pick California. I thought perhaps a Portugese wine. I liked it and scored it 92 points. Once its identify was revealed, it (of course) mad
This was brought by one of our guests. Pop and pour. Purple/ruby in color. The nose is nice. Very much a cooler climate, lighter styled Syrah. The nose has lots of red berries. Some licorice and a bit of pepper. Medium bodied. Cherries and dark cherries on the palate. Good acidity. Sinewy tannins. Not a block buster but a fine wine.
What a great value. This wine is in a wonderful place right now. Still youthful with some upside but delicious. Purple in color. The nose has black raspberries, black olives, slight bacon fact and slight violets. On the palate, there is a lot of fruit here. Black raspberries. Also plenty of depth. It unwinds in the glass with layers of fruit and earth. Delicious. It got better and better with air. Worked grteat with food. A Fass Selection wine.
This was opened as part of #BrownsSuckWinesDont. While watching the Browns move to 1-29 over the last two seasons, I console myself drinking great bottles. This one was no exception. Pop and pour, it took about 30 minutes to get going and kept improving from there. Purple in color. The nose is gorgeous with black raspberries, violets, black pepper, roasted meats and graphite. Deep and complex on the nose. On the palate, this is both contemplativve and delicious. Black raspberries, slight bacon fat, slight black olive, leather, smoke and char. Great lush texture. This is a big wine
This was a great wine, but I had hoped it to show a bit better. I gave it 12 hours of air and that wasn't enough. There is a glass left in the bottle and I am curious how it will show later today. That said, it was an excellent wine. Inky purple in color. The nose has black raspberries, white pepper, roasted herbs and char. On the palate, there is a nice texture. The wine is quite tight and seemingly ver fully unwound. Plenty of black raspberry fruit with an underlying char. Nice finish. We served with a variety of chocolate desserts and that seemed to work well.
What an outstanding value. Under $30 for this quality of a Syrah. It will certainly improve with some cellar time but is great right now. Purple in color. The nose has boysenberries, plums, black pepper, slight roasted herbs and hints of grilled meat. On the palate, this is lush. Ripe but not over. Plenty of boysenberry fruit with underlying char. Nice finish. Easy drinking but more, this is delicious. Great job!
