Audelssa Estate Winery Syrah Mountain Terraces

Audelssa Estate Winery

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92 /100
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2005 Other 92/100
Red Rhone Blend, Syrah
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Taster #2952 · Nov 30, 2017
94/100
This was my last bottle of this syrah. Absolutely gorgeous wine. Pop and pour. Dark garnet color. The flavors were intense and well integrated and the wine has great balance. Earth, dark fruits, spiciness. I would say it is drinking at peak but should go at least another three years.
2005 vintage
Taster #2952 · Dec 13, 2016
93/100
Yummy stuff. Delicious fruity, earthy mature. A bit of dry tannin was the only detractor.
2005 vintage
Taster #2487 · Sep 30, 2012
Wow, this is drinking beautifully now. Pop and pour, dark fruit, rich, touch of pepper. 92 yr. old granpa had the best wow look on his face when he tasted it, and he wanted a second glass! Wish I had more.
2005 vintage
Taster #2952 · Aug 19, 2012
93/100
Beautiful syrah. Drinking well right now.
2005 vintage
Taster #5624 · Apr 12, 2011
90/100
Raspberry and cherry fruit with rose petal and licorice on a rich, yet lively frame. Drinking well now.
2005 vintage
Taster #2546 · Dec 25, 2010
93/100
2010 Xmas Wines; 12/24/2010-12/25/2010 (The Grill, Fairmont Hotel, and Chez Sandy, San Jose, California) : Very dark red violet color; black fruit, tart berry, pepper nose; rich but poised, tart black fruit, tart berry palate with a touch of pepper; medium-plus finish
2005 vintage
Taster #2597 · Oct 7, 2010
93/100
this was drinking beautifully, chocolate, blueberry , hint of cola, not over the top at all. i've had wines a lot more expensive than this that weren't nearly as good.
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Taster #2546 · Jul 4, 2010
92/100
2010 July 4th Wine Barbecue at the Pangs: (Almost) All American Wine Lineup (Chez Pang, Sunnyvale, California) : Opaque red violet color; black plum, berry, spice, baked berry nose; plush, tasty berry, roasted berry, baked berry, black fruit, allspice palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
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Taster #2952 · Oct 18, 2009
94/100
Pop and pour for this wine. Beautiful dark purple color for this wine. Delicious bouquet and palate of black cherry, currants and licorice. Fruit explodes from the glass in this wonderfully balanced Rhone blend. Would love to have more of this wine but alas this is my last bottle of this beauty. Bravo Audelssa!!!!
2005 vintage
Taster #8338 · Sep 2, 2009
91/100
Still good. Broad and complex with a decent amount of tannin to keep this going a bit longer...
2005 vintage
Taster #5624 · Sep 1, 2009
92/100
Back to form again with smoky black cherry/raspberry, herbs, smoke and licorice. Firm tannins provide the requisite structure to make this a candidate for midterm aging.
2005 vintage
Taster #5624 · Jun 13, 2009
91/100
Really tasty syrah that almost drank like Cab with its mineral and herbal backbone. The rich blackberry fruit balanced the creamy oak and kept the wine from being over the top.
2005 vintage
Taster #0720 · May 26, 2009
92/100
This is a great example of new world and old world intersecting and producing a wonderful wine. It's got the GSM notes, but is not too fruity-jammy like some of the Australian wines, that make you feel like you're eating a jar of preserves, this wine has a bit of that rhone-style feeling, but also well balanced fruit. All in all, a very nice wine and well made. If you like Rhone wines but don't insist on tasting the earth …
2005 vintage
Taster #5624 · May 15, 2009
87/100
Tasted a bit more heat on this go around with ripe raspberry, blueberry, vanilla and cream. This deepened as it opened, so a decant might have helped
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Taster #2546 · Apr 12, 2009
91/100
Easter Winetasting Dinner at Ginny's (Chez Ginny, San Carlos, California) : Dark red violet color with cherry meniscus; spicy berry, boysenberry and ripe plum nose; ripe plum, berry, oak, sweet black fruit and clove palate; medium finish
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Taster #8338 · Mar 22, 2009
91/100
quite good. nice complex fruit.
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Taster #2487 · Jan 9, 2009
Drank this too cool so the fruit didn't get to show as well. The last glass was lovely.
2005 vintage
Taster #6784 · Dec 31, 2008
92/100
Lined this bottle up with other Rhone style blends and this one came out on top! Great nose with hints of Rasberrys and other lighter fruits. Taste was very smooth and elegant but still had a full taste. Glad I have a couple more of these!
2005 vintage
Taster #4769 · Dec 4, 2008
91/100
Dense dark raspberry, graphite, licorice flavors with a loamy, tannic mouthfeel checked by good acids. Pleasurable and complex.
2005 vintage
Taster #4559 · Nov 20, 2008
93/100
Enjoying my second bottle, this is drinking very well. Dark berries with some zing!
2005 vintage
Taster #7533 · Nov 17, 2008
93/100
Terrific wine! Jammy raspberries and cream on the nose. On the palate, layers of fruit, sweet raspberries, chocolate, some earthiness, lots of complexity for such a young wine. The finish is long. Delicious! 93+
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Taster #5624 · Oct 24, 2008
92/100
Wonderful raspbery fruit with vanilla, minerals and crisp acidity to balance the fine tannins. Really shows finesse and verve. Drink over the next 5-7 years.
2005 vintage
Taster #2952 · Oct 9, 2008
93/100
Delicious wine. Color inky purple. Nose of dark fruits, berry, graphite and spice, Delicious flavors mimic the nose with a bit of earth. Nice depth with a backbone of sweet tannin that should allow this wine to develop for quite a few years. Happy to have a few more to sample over time. For those that have not been this winery is an exceptional stop on any trip to Napa. The setting is incredible and Dan is an entertaining and …
2005 vintage
Taster #1338 · Sep 26, 2008
The wine was a deep dark, but clear color and the essence of black fruits (primarily blackberry) rose from the nose. In the mouth, this beautiful wine was perfectly balanced and was one of the best domestic wines I've had this year. Just yummy!
2005 vintage
Taster #2123 · Sep 16, 2008
94/100
Loved this wine-tasted two bottles over two days with consistent results. It had the aromatics, balance, and intensity that Eric seems to get out of all their wines. Great cool climate Syrah fruit with mocha and some earth. Loved it, obviously.
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Taster #4769 · Sep 9, 2008
Bottle was oxidised. Deep mineral component present with dark fruits but obviously marred.
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Taster #9463 · Aug 3, 2008
This was really good, better than I expected. No need to drink up, should last at least 5 - 10.
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Taster #4450 · May 31, 2008
89/100
It might have been a little early to drink this wine, but we were still not disappointed. Great nose, strong fruit, but the finish was a little painful (even after over an hour of aerating). I will wait a year or two before drinking another one.
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Taster #2546 · Apr 12, 2008
92/100
Raspberry red color; lovely floral, spicy cherry and raspberry nose; green pepper, ripe cherry and spicy plum palate, like a very ripe CdP; medium finish 92+ pts.
2005 vintage
Taster #2546 · Apr 12, 2008
91/100
Dark cherry red color; sweet plum, evergreen, berry nose with a floral oak note; tasty, very young, ripe cherry and plum palate; needs a few years; medium finish 91+ pts.
2005 vintage