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- Type: Red wine
- Varietal:Syrah
- Country: USA
- Region: California
- SubRegion: Sierra Foothills
- Winery: Smith Wooton
Winery Story
Winemaker Gary Wooton began as a consumer, making wine at home. In 1997, Wooton formed Avatar Vintners, Inc. to produce handcrafted Napa Val... (more...)
Tasting Note
This is a big, bold, and nicely balanced Syrah.
Smith Wooton Syrah Tanner Brothers Ranch - 2003(W-269)
Big Powerful
Spicy
Earthy
February 26, 2007
This is a huge wine, dark, inky, rich with fresh deep fruit flavor and just bursting with jammy intensity. I'd classify it as a slightly atypical syrah, with a tilt toward some of the fruit intensity you'd expect in a pinot noir, without the emphasis on earthy dryness of some other syrahs. If big and bold are what you like, you'll have a great time with this one.
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August 24, 2006
Pleasant, round textutres. Jammy entrance followed with an agreeable bite of tannins.
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June 09, 2006
BIG flavor. Very pleasant aftertaste - first sip not as strong; warmed up to it very qucikly. Decanted well. Super well balanced.
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