J. Lohr, Tower Road Petite Sirah, Paso Robles

J. Lohr · California › Paso Robles › United States of America

Red · Petite Sirah
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LWIN 1836347
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90 /100
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31
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Taster #3734 · Mar 31, 2025
90/100
great fruit. I was impressed with this.
2014 vintage
Taster #9289 · May 9, 2024
93/100
Open for two hours; no decant. Great nose of blueberry jam, hints of eucalyptus and mocha. Smooth, velvety palette. Tart cherry, blueberry compote, bramble and tobacco, with underlying firm tannins that tells you this will live in the cellar for three to five years as it evolves to its prime. Excellent expression of Petite. Served with grilled veg and steak. Excellent.
2020 vintage
Taster #1674 · Dec 18, 2023
88/100
Very dark and crimson fruit and color. Decent fruit. Shortish finish and some heat. Like an everyday Cotes du Rhone. 88
2020 vintage
Taster #1292 · Apr 4, 2023
90/100
Paso Robles 2020 J. Lohr Petite Sirah Tower Road ($27). Dark garnet, viscous (14.9 alc.); ripe grape, prunes, peppery, berry nose; mid acids; medium-full tannins; fat, grapey BBQ wine; hot finish. 16 UC Davis scale, 90 other scales.
2020 vintage
Taster #6737 · Oct 16, 2022
89/100
A couple hours in the carafe softened it nicely.
2017 vintage
Taster #4904 · Jan 20, 2022
83/100
surprizingly good really too bad I can but more these days
2015 vintage
Taster #9887 · Jul 10, 2021
95/100
Solid bottle, would buy again. Went well with snacks. New world drinker, probably not as great with dinner.
2015 vintage
Taster #6790 · Mar 23, 2021
90/100
Appearance - Dark inky garnet color, clear at edge, reflective, good body/legs - 3/3 Aroma/Bouquet - Blueberry, blackberry, vanilla/oak, light spice/pepper, some mineral notes - 5/6 Taste - Blueberry, light tannins, limestone/mineral, light alcohol/heat, light acidity - 5/6 Aftertaste - Long fruit finish, tannins fade, mineral/limestone - 3/3 Overall - Good fruit, acid, tannin balance on a nice complex wine - 2/2 Note - This wine evaluation is based on the American Wine Society 20-point judging criteria, then interpolated into …
2015 vintage
Taster #1705 · Mar 21, 2021
93/100
Aside from being by favorite varietal, this beast was still very young in the tasting. It was a beautiful purpleish hue, as all young Petite Sirahs are, but it was more than a mouthful. The finish lingered and lingered! I think I’ll wait a couple more years before I open the other ones. Really yummy!! 😀🍷🍷👍 👍
2014 vintage
Taster #4200 · Feb 1, 2021
91/100
N: Pleasant Medium intensity, Black Cherry, Dark Berries, Chocolate Liqueur, Menthol P: Chocolate, Coffee, Dark Berries, Raisins, Asian Spice Velvety feel, Medium acid and tannin, good balance. F: Long I had this wine older vintage many years ago at the winery and remember liking it, so when the opportunity came recently to buy it I did. This is very quaffable easy drinking with good balance. Good intensity but not at all a fruit bomb. Will definitely buy more.
2017 vintage
Taster #4929 · Apr 12, 2020
90/100
Dark purple. A bit tannic out of the bottle but still pretty smooth. Blueberries and other dark fruits. Good qpr.
2015 vintage
Taster #2986 · Mar 16, 2020
90/100
PnP, ran through a vinturi three times, the nose is very deep black fruit and heat. The palate is very rich and almost drinks like a port, with vanilla added to the big fruit action. A longer finish with a bigger mouthfeel, solid QPR here.
2015 vintage
Taster #8391 · Dec 7, 2019
89/100
Jammy with notes of dark fruit.
2014 vintage
Taster #8251 · Oct 5, 2019
92/100
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2014 vintage
Taster #3952 · Aug 17, 2019
91/100
Dark purple full body, and fruit nose, sugarplum black cherry complex mid palate pie crust hint. Smooth tannins great drink
2014 vintage
Taster #8391 · Aug 17, 2019
90/100
Nice blend of spice and dark fruit.
2014 vintage
Taster #1995 · Jul 10, 2019
88/100
Good syrah
2015 vintage
Taster #1705 · May 18, 2019
95/100
WOW! This was GREAT! Great nose, fruit, and finish. Outstanding!!! UPDATE- Since I was asked to provide more info regarding my rating: First of all, I do not look at what other people have scored the wine before I score it. I did start it at 92, but as I thought more about the wine I kept bumping it up and wound up at 95 because it really was a remarkable wine. I try to keep my comments brief but …
2014 vintage
Taster #4895 · May 14, 2019
92/100
We loved this. Inky color and great blackberry flavors.
2014 vintage
Taster #3762 · May 8, 2019
89/100
Dry good quality for price Loved it
2015 vintage
Taster #5354 · Mar 18, 2019
91/100
The wine looks inky colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like black pepper and blackberry. It tastes like blackberry. The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
2014 vintage
Taster #8391 · Feb 11, 2019
89/100
Notes of dark fruit, specifically blackberry cobbler. Paired wonderfully with dark chocolate.
2014 vintage
Taster #6157 · Jan 18, 2019
86/100
High alcohol, low acidity, strong nose of berries. Creamy, spicy.
2015 vintage
Taster #8391 · Jan 5, 2019
90/100
Notes of blueberry cobbler
2014 vintage
Taster #2266 · Sep 12, 2018
91/100
Very good. We'll balanced and easy to drink with or without food. Great with a cigar.
2014 vintage
Taster #8391 · Jul 28, 2018
89/100
Very dark, squid ink color. Extremely flavorful and intense with notes of dark fruit upfront, especially ripe blueberry, followed by intense spice and pepper at the finish.
2015 vintage
Taster #3455 · Jun 6, 2018
86/100
Little dusty road aroma. Not great with first sip, finishes with plum, pepper, sour candy and cinnamon. Really needs a fatty meat with it.
2014 vintage
Taster #1520 · May 10, 2018
89/100
Has a little bit of fruit to make it a better sipping wine.
2014 vintage
Taster #6236 · Dec 25, 2017
86/100
Not as silky and rich as prior vintage. Good but not as amazing.
2014 vintage
Taster #5354 · Nov 17, 2017
91/100
Excellent! With Corned Beef Sauerkraut & mashed potatoes,
2014 vintage
Taster #1520 · Nov 5, 2017
90/100
Got better as we drank. Recommend 1-2 hour wait after decanting.
2014 vintage