x
  • Country ranking ?

    459
  • Producer ranking ?

    44
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035

The Tb points given to this wine are the world’s most valid and most up-to-date evaluation of the quality of the wine. Tastingbook points are formed by the Tastingbook algorithm which takes into account the wine ratings of the world's best-known professional wine critics, wine ratings by thousands of tastingbook’s professionals and users, the generally recognised vintage quality and reputation of the vineyard and winery. Wine needs at least five professional ratings to get the Tb score. Tastingbook.com is the world's largest wine information service which is an unbiased, non-commercial and free for everyone.

Close

Vintage 2009

Napa 2009 Vintage Report   “We consider the vintage 2009 was the start of a three year cooling cycle (2009, 2010, 2011) that ended with the 2012 vintage.  If We look at the big picture of the decade We see warming each year from 2006, 2007 and then 2008.  2009 then started a cooling cycle where the vintages were progressively cooler and wetter. Out of these vintages the 2011 was the coolest and wettest. We are pleased to see the vintage 2012 is breaking this cycle.”

Close

Latest Pro-tasting notes

<10 tasting notes

Tasting note

Be the first one to make a 20s tasting note!

Written Notes

93% Syrah, 4.5% Grenache, 2.5% Viognier.
 Co-fermented. 58% from Eleven Confessions, 20% Bien Nacido, 13% White Hawk, 9% Cumulus. 50% new French oak. 1,000 cases.

Deep dark cherry colour. Intense dark fruit, with dark notes of tar and smoke and leather and garrigue, violets. Fabulous nose. Can't remember when I have ever found so many aromas in a wine, especially not a wine as young as this. Rich, deep velvet texture. Intense and ripe but not at all raisined. Plenty of oak sweetness and spice but all beautifully integrated and not too hot despite the alcohol, though I would be having trouble if I were drinking not spitting. Full and chewy but highly polished. Still seems young. Fabulous aromas in the empty glass. (JH)

  • 91p

Bright red and blue fruit aromas with spice.  Nice core of blueberry and blackberry flavors with some structure and acidity.  Very drinkable, but a few more years of bottle age might help knit this one together.

Load more notes

Information

Origin

Ventura, California

Other wines from this producer

A Cappella Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir

Against the Wall

Albino

Aperta

A Shot In The Dark

Atlantis 1 Fe2O3

Atlantis Fe2O3

B-20

Covert Fingers

Dangerous Birds

Dark Blossom Syrah

Deux Grenouilles

Dirt Vernacular Grenache

Entre Chien et Loup

E-raised

Female Grenache

Five Shooter

Grenache Distenta II

Grenache Le Chemin Vers l`Heresie

Grenache Pajarito Del Amor

Grenache Upside Down

Hollerin' M

Imposter McCoy

Inamorata Vin de Paille

Incognito

In Flagrante Syrah

In the Crosshairs Grenache

Into the Dark

Jusqu'à l'os Grenache

Just for the love of it

Kolibri

Left Field

Lightmotif

Male Syrah

Midnight Oil

Mr. K. Semillon Vin de Paille

Mr K The Noble Man

Non Red Handed

Omadhaun & Poltroon

Omega Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir

On The Lam

On Your Toes

OX Pinot Noir

Papa

Pictures Grenache

Pinot Noir Left Field Shea Vineyard

Poker Face

Queen of Spades

Rätsel 16 Syrah

Rattrapante

Rattrapante Eleven Confessions Estate Grenache

Raven Series Grenache

Raven Series Syrah

Shakti

Stockholm Syndrome

Straw Man Vin de Paille

Sublime Isolation

Suey Tba

Syrah Distenta II

Syrah Eleven Confessions Vineyard

Syrah Le Supplement

Syrah Patine

Syrah Piranha Waterdance

Syrah Stock

Syrah Trouver l`Arene

Tarantella

The Bribe

"The Duel" Estate Grenache

The Good Girl

The Marauder

The Other Hand

The Thrill of

"Trouver L'Arène"

Twisted & Bent

Ventriloquist

Whispering E

Wishpering

Highlights

Latest news

WINERY NEWS Gaja / Vintage Report 2023 The 2023 vintage has been showing common characteristics throughout all of ou  more ...
TASTINGBOOK WINE NEWS FINE Wine Magazines / Now users can read the previous issues of Fine Wine Magazine and Champagne Magazines digitally
WINERY NEWS Salon / France offered a bottle of Champagne Salon 1948 to King Charles III, during his first official visit  more ...
WINERY NEWS Maison Louis Latour / The Bourgogne 2023 vintage: Surpassing all expectations!  It's been some time since Bour  more ...
WINERY NEWS Olivier Leflaive / 2022 is a sunny and warm vintage with a immediate generous character. Highly long-awaited after a  more ...
WINERY NEWS Graham's / Introducing a Limited Edition Case of 1970 and 2020 Vintage Ports – Our First NFT Launch We  more ...
WINERY NEWS Alois Lageder / The Year 2023 at the Alois Lageder Winery Alois Clemens Lageder: „The first musts and wi- n  more ...
WINERY NEWS Tenuta Belguardo / BELGUARDO V - The first DOC Maremma Toscana Vermentino Superiore   October 2023_Foll  more ...
WINERY NEWS Bec Hardy / Vintage 2023 - WINEMAKING VINTAGE WRAP UP Vintage 2023 was a real rollercoaster ride; the in  more ...
WINERY NEWS Luciano Sandrone /  The growing season 2023 - Towards the harvest The agrari  more ...
WINERY NEWS Gramercy Cellars / Spring Release Wines for 2023! This is a release that everyone at Gramercy is honored to show.   more ...
WINE NEWS: Black Label NV (10's) / Champagne Lanson ditches Le Black Label Brut After db broke news of the planned move ea  more ...
WINE NEWS: Brut Premier NV (10's) / Louis Roederer Launches its Replacement for Brut Premier with Collection 242 NV Louis Roederer Re  more ...
TASTINGBOOK WINE NEWS Tastingbook organized the world's largest tasting of the 1990s decade. / Over 250 best wines from 1990-1999 tasted 
TASTINGBOOK WINE NEWS Finland could seek EU recognition as a wine-producing country by 2028 / Wine production in Finland is extremely small-scale.
TASTINGBOOK WINE NEWS Hill of Grace – Celebrating 60 Years. / by Andrew Caillard MW
WINERY NEWS Henri Boillot / 2020 Vintage was a delight as both winegrower and winemaker. It is with great sadness and emotion  more ...
WINERY NEWS Catena Zapata / HARVEST REPORT - 2023 The 2023 wines will be among the most age worthy. After the October and Nov  more ...
TASTINGBOOK WINE NEWS BWW 2023 - The Best Wine of the World -Competition voting is over! / Almost 3 million votes have been cast for 17,721 wines from 543,000 wine professionals and wine enthusiasts
TASTINGBOOK WINE NEWS 100 BEST CHAMPAGNES 2023 / by Champagne Magazine

Wine Moments

Here you can see wine moments from tastingbook users. or to see wine moments from your world.
Incorrect Information
If you found some information that is wrong, let us know
Are you sure you want do delete this wine? All information will be lost.
Are you sure you want to recommend this wine?
Are you sure you want hide this written note ?
Are you sure you want show this written note ?
UPGRADE MEMBER PLAN
Upgrade your membership now, it's quick and easy. We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards. Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal. You can cancel your membership at any time.
Thank you for your support!
 

Member

 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

User

 

HOW TO USE TASTINGBOOK?

We recommend you to share few minutes for watching the following video instructions of how to use the Tastingbook. This can provide you a comprehensive understanding of all the features you can find from this unique service platform.

This video will help you get started



Taste wines with the Tastingbook


Create Your wine cellar on 'My Wines'



Explore Your tasted wines library



Administrate Your wine world in Your Profile



Type a message ...
Register to Tastingbook
Sign up now, it's quick and easy.
We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards.
Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal, where you can sign up for a free 7-day trial period. You can cancel your membership at any time. We wish you a rewarding journey to the world of Fine Wines.

Free 7 days Member trial

 

Member

 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

User

  Register
BWW 2024

BWW 2024 - Who is the Best Wine Critic of the World?

 

VOTE NOW YOUR FAVOURITE WINE CRITIC!

 

Wine Professionals and wine lovers from all around the world choose, who is most reliable and influential wine critic in the world.

BWW - Best Wine of the World -Competition is the largest wine competition in the world, whether measured by the number of wines, the number of consumers involved or the judges taking part.