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...6 of us blind tasted 6 syrahs - the winner is the one with the lowest points.
6. 2012 Melville Santa Barbara $36 - 34pts - 5 lasts - tasted kind of "skunky"
5. 2013 Renwood Amador $25 - 24pts - was a tad bitter with not much fruit (a surprise since they are making some pretty good wines)
4. 2015 Bell Canterbury Sierra Foothills $20 - 20pts - 1 first, 1 last - tasted different than the others with vanilla notes
tie 3./2. 2013 Jeff Runquist Paso Robles $25 - 18pts - pretty good (my #3)
tie 2./3. 2014 Tensley Santa Barbara $28 - 18pts - 1 first (my #2 -
available at Jackson's in Lafayette)
1. 2015 Line Shack San Antonio Valley Monterey $18 - 12pts - 4 firsts (my #1 - available at Total Wines)
Interesting that the most expensive wine finished last and the cheapest once again was #1. I had a difficult time deciding which I liked best - the the Line Shack (a little more balanced) or the Tensley (a little more fruit) but the low points say it all.
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I'm curious if you found large differences between the wines. I would imagine the growing temps in Paso would make for a much larger wine than the ones grown in Santa Barbara.
As I've probably said way too many times, Syrah tends to show its place more so than any other grape that I make.
...not that large differences in style.
The top 3 wines weren't that different.
The other 3 were...different.
The best syrahs I've had have been Amador, then Paso Robles (where there are more GSM blends than syrahs, I'd say).
That wasn't the case here at all.
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