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Wente Vineyards 2006 Small Lot Syrah / Arroyo Seco

Wente Vineyards 2006 Small Lot Syrah / Arroyo Seco

The Arroyo Seco region, where this wine originated, has many meso-climates, including the mouth of the canyon in the west, where red Bordeaux grape varieties flourish,...

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Signorello Vineyards 2006 Syrah / Napa Valley

Signorello Vineyards 2006 Syrah / Napa Valley

The estate Syrah vineyard was planted in 1992 and is located on the Silverado Trail in the Oak Knoll District. The split canopy maximizes the ripening of the fruit....

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Cass Vineyards 2007 Syrah / Paso Robles

Cass Vineyards 2007 Syrah / Paso Robles

Cass Vineyards and Winery is located in the rolling, oak-studded hills between Paso Robles and Creston on California’s beautiful Central Coast. This area that...

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Flight #4: Paso Robles and the San Antonio Valley

Flight #4: Paso Robles and the San Antonio Valley

Moving father south, out of the Monterey and Santa Cruz regions, the daytime temperatures get warmer. Ocean breezes still have some cooling effect for the western...

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J. Lohr 2007 Estate South Ridge Syrah / Paso Robles

J. Lohr 2007 Estate South Ridge Syrah / Paso Robles

The 2007 J. Lohr Estates South Ridge Syrah is grown on a combination of predominantly sandy and gravelly soils, to reign in Syrah’s rangy growth potential. The...

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Ancient Peaks 2007 Syrah / Paso Robles

Ancient Peaks 2007 Syrah / Paso Robles

The 2007 Syrah comes from blocks 43 and 47 at Margarita Vineyard, which is the southernmost vineyard in the Paso Robles appellation. These two blocks are planted...

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Niner Wine Estates 2006 Syrah / Paso Robles

Niner Wine Estates 2006 Syrah / Paso Robles

Grapes for this wine were grown at Bootjack Ranch, on the east side of the Salinas River, in Paso Robles. With blocks planted in 1999, 2001, and 2005, Bootjack Ranch...

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Derby Wine Estates 2006 Syrah / Paso Robles

Derby Wine Estates 2006 Syrah / Paso Robles

Ray and Pam Derby moved to the Central Coast area in the early 1990’s with the intention of retiring. In 1998, they purchased their first vineyard property, now...

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Line Shack 2007 Syrah / San Antonio Valley

Line Shack 2007 Syrah / San Antonio Valley

In 2003, Line Shack Winery founders and winemakers, Bob and Daphne Balentine, set out to produce an affordable world class Syrah from the new San Antonio Valley...

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Zaca Mesa 2005 Syrah / Santa Ynez Valley

Zaca Mesa 2005 Syrah / Santa Ynez Valley

After a very wet winter, the 2005 season was very mild and dry. Typical “June Gloom” persisted into July, but it finally succumbed to the steady warmth...

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