Tag Archives: Syrah

Dark Star Cellars Chain Reaction 29

Posted on December 5, 2012 by sean

On my way home from the folks’s house, I stopped at Paso Robles for a little fancy pants wine tasting. I stopped at Dover Canyon, and while there, they gave me a recommendation to check out Dark Star and Brian … Continue reading →

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Enter CDP: 2009 Domaine Grand Veneur Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Posted on December 1, 2012 by sean

This thing is gnarly. It’s been hard for me to put my finger on this wine. There’s a sort of sour earthiness in this. At first it has a very bitter fruit, then that sourness hits. The earthiness is kind … Continue reading →

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2009 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah “The Contender”

Posted on February 18, 2012 by sean

I bought this wine a while back, one of the first wines I bought when I decided to start buying wines to put away. I was going to set this away for at least a year or two, but a … Continue reading →

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2009 Dover Canyon Tre Noce

Posted on January 31, 2012 by sean

Wow. This is nice. Really nice. I should have bought more. I stopped by Dover Canyon winery on my way home from SoCal several months ago. I found this place from a google search for “good Paso Robles wineries” or … Continue reading →

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2010 Cave de Rasteau, Rasteau, Les Peyrieres

Posted on January 15, 2012 by sean

Meh. I’ll try to pick out some of the redeeming qualities of this wine. I decanted this for an hour or so, it seems like the aroma of this wine just diminished the more it sat out. At one point … Continue reading →

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2009 Justin Savant Paso Robles

Posted on January 13, 2012 by sean

The more I drink this, the more I like it! Of course, when I first took a sip, I thought it was kinda terrible, so it is now “better than terrible”. I’m drinking it now on the second night, and … Continue reading →

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Taltarni 2003 Cephas

Posted on January 8, 2012 by sean

Strong fruity nose on this wine, fruity blast at first sip too, kinda a blackberry, raspberry taste to it. The fruit taste to it is pretty tasty! While it’s not a thin wine, it isn’t a super thick-o-rama that I … Continue reading →

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