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"The finest vintage for this cuvĂ©e Iâve ever tasted, the 2020 Syrah Turner Vineyard is all Syrah from a site on the northern edge of Sta. Rita Hills, in a higher elevation, cooler location, that saw a touch of whole clusters (15%) and aging all in neutral barrels. It offers a stunning array of ripe blue fruits paired with cool-climate-like notes of white pepper, smoked game, and spring flowers. Deep, opulent, and loaded with fruit on the palate, it's a singular beauty in this lineup that does everything right. You can safely drink this beauty today, yet this cuvĂ©e also ages gracefully, and will continue drinking fabulously well for at least another 15 years or so. This was another brilliant lineup of wines from Joey Tensley. Looking at the 2020s reviewed here, these share plenty of similarities with his 2018s, and maybe the 2019s, and are rich, powerful wines that show the warmer style of the vintage. The 2021s on the other hand, clearly come from a cooler year and show more medium-bodied, fresher styles. Nevertheless, these are still classic Tensley wines that bring plenty of texture and opulence. In addition, Tensley has launched a new P2KV lineup of wines with a focus on old, pre-2000 vines in Santa Barbara County."
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"The finest vintage for this cuvĂ©e Iâve ever tasted, the 2020 Syrah Turner Vineyard is all Syrah from a site on the northern edge of Sta. Rita Hills, in a higher elevation, cooler location, that saw a touch of whole clusters (15%) and aging all in neutral barrels. It offers a stunning array of ripe blue fruits paired with cool-climate-like notes of white pepper, smoked game, and spring flowers. Deep, opulent, and loaded with fruit on the palate, it's a singular beauty in this lineup that does everything right. You can safely drink this beauty today, yet this cuvĂ©e also ages gracefully, and will continue drinking fabulously well for at least another 15 years or so. This was another brilliant lineup of wines from Joey Tensley. Looking at the 2020s reviewed here, these share plenty of similarities with his 2018s, and maybe the 2019s, and are rich, powerful wines that show the warmer style of the vintage. The 2021s on the other hand, clearly come from a cooler year and show more medium-bodied, fresher styles. Nevertheless, these are still classic Tensley wines that bring plenty of texture and opulence. In addition, Tensley has launched a new P2KV lineup of wines with a focus on old, pre-2000 vines in Santa Barbara County."
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The fourth-largest wine producer in the world, led by California. American fine wine is defined by ripe, expressive fruit and a spirit of innovation, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon among the most sought-after wines globally.
Syrah (Shiraz) produces dark, powerful reds with black fruit, pepper and smoked-meat notes. It yields elegant, perfumed wines in the northern Rhone and bold, rich styles in Australia.