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750ml
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$71.60
6 bottles:
$70.17
As these mountaintop vines mature, the fruit gains more prominent character, yet the telltale structure remains....
750ml
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$67.95
$71.60
Sharp aromas of stewed black plum, cocoa dust, wild mint and baked soil show on the nose of this bottling from a...
750ml - Case of 12
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$53.41
Bright and concentrated red fruit on the nose and palate. This wine is an opaque ruby color with a medium body and...
750ml
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$50.72
12 bottles:
$49.71
A vivid and bright red with dried berry, strawberry and citrus undertones. Full body, round and velvety tannins. Rich...
750ml
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$34.92
$36.76
12 bottles:
$34.16
Enticing notes of wild currant, violets and wet sagebrush on the nose. On the palate, firm tannins, with notes of...
750ml
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$349.94
$499.94
Blended of 81% Syrah, 8% Petite Sirah, 6% Mourvèdre, 4% Touriga Nacional and 1% Graciano, sourced from 34% The Third...
750ml
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$62.48
12 bottles:
$61.23
This is a complex and introverted vineyard-designate. Sour cherry, pomegranate and rhubarb surround a wildness of...
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Araujo Syrah Eisele Vineyard 2012
750ml - Case of 3
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$190.68
Syrah was first planted on the estate in 1978. After making wine from the few remaining vines in 1991 and 1993, a...
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Araujo Syrah Eisele Vineyard 2014
750ml - Case of 3
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$205.26
Syrah was first planted on the estate in 1978. After making wine from the few remaining vines in 1991 and 1993, a...
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Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir La Bauge Au-Dessus 2014
750ml - Case of 12
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$73.45
Bright, crisp and fruity, with crushed cherry and macerated berry flavors that feature notes of underbrush. Hints of...
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Calera Pinot Noir De Villiers 2012
750ml - Case of 6
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$92.80
I loved the 2012 Pinot Noir de Villiers. It's a beautifully complete, balanced and satisfying Pinot Noir that does...
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Calera Pinot Noir Ryan Vineyard 2012
750ml - Case of 6
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$92.77
From one of the cooler terroirs on the estate, the 2012 Pinot Noir Ryan Vineyard offers full-bodied richness and...
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Calera Pinot Noir Ryan Vineyard 2014
750ml - Case of 6
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$75.81
The 2014 Pinot Noir Ryan Vineyard is a powerful, bombastic wine with huge fruit and equally imposing tannins that...
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Colgin Syrah IX Estate 2012
750ml - Case of 3
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$348.64
The wine that probably gets ignored, but shouldn’t be, is their small production of 350-400 cases of Syrah from...
Pinot Noir Syrah 2012 2014 United States California 750ml
Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.
Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.
Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.
California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.