Andremily

Andremily

California Syrah 2015

9.4 for the wine (post concert)
9.7 for U2
10.0 for The Sphere, Las Vegas
— a month ago

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Ira Schwartz

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@Steve Anderson off the list there?
Steve Anderson

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@Ira Schwartz No, BYO back in our room after concert.

Andremily

White Cuvée

O. M. G. What an amazing wine. Yes it’s too early to open. Oh well. I’m only opening one and waiting on the others even though it will be extremely difficult. Elegant. Aromatic. Full bodied. Delicious 🤤 — 4 months ago

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Andremily

EABA Red Blend 2019

Friday night catchup. For fun I pulled this one just to see where it was. Although still a baby it has the makings of all things beautifully. Rich, opulent, beautiful, but not overly anything. Perfect balance. I want to revisit this one in a few years. — 10 months ago

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Andremily

California Rosé Blend 2018

A little Valentines Day Rose. This is in a different Rose category for sure. Well made and drinking beautifully. — a month ago

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Shay A

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Love it! The ‘17 I popped was still just as good as I hoped!
Bryan Kesting

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@Shay A That’s fantastic about the 2017. It’s a fun and delicious wine!

Lillian Winery

California Syrah 2015

Shay A
9.4

Forgot I opened one of these earlier in the year. Whoops. Wish I had more.

Hour decant, then consumed from decanter over the next 3hrs.

My note here is fairly similar to the 2014 note, but there is more concentration and power going on. Dark purple in the glass, with aromatics of both sweet oak as well as a kiss of whole cluster stem inclusion. Loads of dark floral notes, ripe blackberries, and smoked jerky. Large-scaled mid palate depth and richness of blue and black fruits with plenty of herbal flair and spice but it’s more iron fist in a velvet glove style. There’s black peppercorn and iron, as well as big central coast Rhône style with its rich and textural palate.

I love Syrah in all expressions. It’s natural to compare these wines to SQN (and Andremily), and rightly so. These are dialed up to 9, but pull back, whereas the others aren’t afraid of going to 11. No right/wrong answer, just style preference. I happen to love both.
— 3 months ago

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Norman Gennaro

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I lean toward SQN but get the pull toward Andremily. I’ve not decanted these and may be they just need the air. Andremily always seems ready to go and to be you always sense the SQN power even if I don’t give it the required time. I always want a bit more from Lillian but it’s still delicious.
David Hale Smith

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Thanks for sharing. I’d love to taste this one someday.

Lillian Winery

Gold Series No. 03 Syrah

Shay A
9.5

Last of a 3-pack and another wine (and producer) that I always ask “why don’t I buy more of this?”, especially as prices climb for so many others, yet these stay fairly consistent. Consumed from bottle over the course of an afternoon.

Gold label (extended barrel age). It’s tempting to want to compare these to SQN (or Andremily) due to winemaker, and while they share many similarities, Lillian seems to have a more elegant and floral profile. Deep black/purple in the glass, immediately smells of green whole cluster spice, black peppercorn, lavender and black berry fruit. The palate is very spice driven (herbal, pepper), with ripe red and dark fruit (raspberries, blackberries), and potpurri. Nothing about this is rich or extracted. Still sports a grippy finish, but the acidity right now keeps this well balanced. May get a tiny bit better, but this seems to be in the zone at the moment.
— a year ago

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Bryan Kesting

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Agree Shay. Nice note.
Shay A

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@Bryan Kesting : You were the first person to open one of the gold labels for me! Hope to see you back down this way soon, my friend!
Norman Gennaro

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Like both and think you might have put me in them way back when? Found them at K&L which makes it easy for me to add given the cellar is over loaded

Antica Terra

Angelicall Pinot Noir Rosé 2017

Love this Rose. Like the Andremily Rose, it’s in a different category. — a month ago

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Andremily

California Mourvedre 2013

J/h. Decanted a few hrs. Wonderful — 2 months ago

Andremily

California Grenache 2019

Young wine but simply amazing taste. Smooth. Dark. — 5 months ago

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Hammell Wine Alliance

True Believer California Red Blend 2013

Shay A
9.3

My first time trying this wine after hearing about it for so long. Made by the vineyard manager of the famed Bien Nacido vineyard, Chris Hammell.

Clocking in at roughly 50 Grenache/25 Syrah/10 Mourvèdre/10 PS and the rest viognier, this toes the line between SQN/Andremily vibes and serious Paso (Saxum). It sports all of the luxurious fruit but no trace of stems or spice. From start to finish, this is a meaty wine, but not funky. Ripe dark fruits, smoked meat, bit of violets/floral tones. At almost 10yrs, it’s fairly integrated showing dark fig, roasted blackberries, spiced ripe black cherries toward the finish. Bull-in-the-china shop type GSM, but it meets you in the middle if you love big central coast style or Paso. Pop and enjoy.
— a year ago

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