Winery - Fleming Jenkins
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Marked by an enormity of ripe, classic Syrah flavor, but also lots of intense mountain tannins that make this wine austere and hard in youth. Give it 2–4 years to begin to soften and allow the blackberries and cocoa to emerge.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A massive Syrah that impresses for sheer volume. It’s full-bodied and rich in blackberries, black currants, bacon, black pepper, anise and smoky oak, folded into thick, ripe tannins. Tastes juicy and fresh now, perfect for a grilled steak, and should develop for up to five years before losing its fruit.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Off-dry and rich in raspberry, orange zest, vanilla and cinnamon flavors, this blush is for those who like their wines on the sweet side. Nice with smoked meats, teriaki, roast chicken.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Nice and refreshing in acidity. A delicately structured, clean blush wine whose black cherry, apricot, licorice and spice flavors emerge as the wine warms in the glass. 100% Syrah; it’s rich enough to have with steak or beef.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Simple and concocted, with layers of sweet, caramelized oak, pineapple jam and buttered popcorn. Good acidity makes it bracing. Lots of people will like it, but it needs to be drier and more interesting at this price.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The majority Pinot Noir in the blend brings its typical light body and delicate structure, along with bright, brisk cherry, cola, vanilla and tangerine notes. Thirty percent Syrah adds a little depth, maybe a hint of cassis, to this pale, lovely, elegant rosé.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A nicely done microscopic-production Syrah out of Livermore Valley’s Madden Ranch, the source for many a Syrah, not always so deliciously rendered. Winemaker Greg Jenkins (wife and partner is Olympian Peggy Fleming) works with a variety of grape sources from his historic Novitiate Winery in Los Gatos, using John Madden’s hillside vineyard fruit in this case to make an intense wine full of cassis, vanilla, anise and chocolate.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Power characterizes this Bordeaux blend, which is mainly Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s strong in primary fruit, showcasing blackberries, black cherries, plums, carob and cola, and also strong in tannins, with a brisk, scoury mouthfeel. Add dryness, and you have a young, fresh wine of some charm and limited ageability. Now, with decanting, and through 2013.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here’s a big, rich, drily tannic young Syrah bursting with blackberry, plum, tobacco, unsweetened dark chocolate and black pepper flavors. Decant before drinking, and should hold for a few years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An orange-colored wine that tastes like one of those breakfast fruit juices made from a blend of oranges, raspberries and pineapples. It’s a good, zesty taste, if not particularly complicated.
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