Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2023 vintage. From Coravin. Syrah for Cabernet drinkers. Massive, smooth body and currently without any of the quirky, bretty Syrah flavors that can pull a full frontal assault on the palate. Delicious. Would love to taste in a decade to see what weightiness has left the building and how it has been replaced by the wine nature abhors a vacuum flavors. 10.23.24. — 2 years ago

Joe Santiago

9.0

Very refreshing! Honeysuckle and pineapple aromas, albeit very subtle. — 4 years ago

Matt Duncan

9.5

New vintage coming out in 6 weeks! 2018 is a stunner. Supple, dark, refined tannin. Can’t wait to see it evolve over the years. — 5 years ago

Gerald Montoya

9.0

Had in a 1.5 liter bottle. Silky red and black fruits with fine, yet persistent tannin. Hints of olives and stones framed with plush fruit. May not live twenty years, but I'm definitely curious to see it in 5-10 — 5 years ago

"Odedi"

9.0

Dusty Nabor Wines Ballard Canyon Syrah 2017, California

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Fruity nose of blueberries, blackberries, black currants, black plums, oak, licorice, vanilla, cola, dark chocolates, tobacco, black pepper, earth and Indian spices.

Full-bodied and bold with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate and fruity with blackberries, black currants, oak, light vegetables, vanilla, coffee, spices, peppercorn, leather and tobacco.

Long finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.

This is a very enjoyable Syrah from California. Showing nice complexity with a nice mouthfeel.

Good right out of the bottle, but better after 90 minutes of airtime. As it opens up, lots of coffee and chocolate notes come in, which is very nice to see.

Wine Enthusiasts 90 points.

Already drinking well, but will be better in the next 3 to 5 years.

Nicely balanced, interesting and engaging. I especially enjoyed the nose here.

I paired it with cheeses and crackers.

A blend of 93% Syrah and 7% Viognier. Aged for 16 months in 50% new French oak barrels. Unfiltered and unfined.

15% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$40. — 6 years ago

Brian Stotter

9.0

Still very primary. Good balance of sweet black and blue fruits with black olive, oregano, and smoked meat notes. Has a little whiff of barnyard funk. Full body, subtle but well-integrated tannins, and vibrant acidity. Will need to find more bottles to see how this evolves over time. — 8 years ago

Jim Weaver

9.4

Red blend bought at winery after tasting. Blackberry pie with a pepper finish. Dry but with an interesting sweetness that came from the aroma not the sugars. Liked this one a lot. Paired with red wine pot roast. — 9 years ago

Joe Santiago

9.0

Hint of smoke and cherries. Somewhat bold. — 2 years ago

Joe Santiago

9.2

Gorgeous zin. Very full-bodied with the mildest hint of fruit. — 4 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.6

2017 vintage. No surprise that this is the best Ballard Canyon/SYV cab I've ever had. What is a surprise is that this is the best newer vintage California cab I've had this year. Throw this into your big gun Napa cab blind tasting and see where it ranks. May hafta reevaluate the California cab hierarchy. — 5 years ago

Spencer T. Hess

9.7

I wish I still had some of these 01 Jerichos. This wine tastes like Mouton Rothschild in a great year. One of the best 01 Cabs. I want to try this wine now to see how it’s holding up and how it’s developed. This was when I noticed the alcohol levels getting higher on Cabs but no hotness or alcohol flavors here. This has it all. the layers of complexity, the creme de cassis, lead pencil and perfectly ripened dark fruit. Very well balanced and fun to drink. — 5 years ago

Naoki Otani

8.9

4.30.2019
I-Nana — 7 years ago

Rob Brobst III

9.3

And so started the afternoon! Wait to see more! — 8 years ago

Jace Hostvedt

9.1

Great scent of vanilla and tobacco. Young wine that should age nicely. Scent of pepper, vanilla, and tobacco. Dry chalky beginning with a nice floral and spicy breath. Finish is long and strong. Can’t wait to see what this wine becomes after cellaring. — 9 years ago

with Megan

David Shaw

9.2

One of my favorite wineries when I lived on the Central Coast. Purple red, moderate pigment extraction, excellent clarity for a red. Black olive and raspberry aromas, blackberry and olive flavors with a hint of eucalyptus. Nice undercurrent of lightly chewy tannins. Balanced and tasty “old school” Zin. Boysenberry flavor notes emerge after 45 minutes, tannins remain inoffensive but not fully resolved - polymerized or oxidized. Would this wine improve with decanting? 24 hours later, mouthfeel is rounded, black plum flavors have pushed to the forefront. Decant 3-6 hours and see for yourself. Nice Zin, great value! — 3 years ago

"Odedi"

9.2

Dark inky in color with a purplish rim.

Full bodied with medium acidity.

Showing black fruits with oak, light vanilla, dark chocolates, coffee, light barnyard, tar, peppercorn, light earth, light vegetables and herbs.

Long spicy finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a delicious Syrah from the Central Coast in California. Smooth and easy drinking with a nice mouthfeel.

Drinking very nicely now, and will be nice to revisit in 3 years, and see how it evolves.

This Single Vineyard is Good by itself as a sipping wine. Fruit forward with nice complexity. Rich and intense. Delicious.

Good right out of the bottle, and better after 45 minutes of airtime.

100% Syrah grapes aged in French oak barrels (50% new).

15.2% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$90. — 5 years ago

with Scott

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.7

Hopefully this helps @Rob Brobst III to see you only rate wines you open🤷
Great nose on this one.
Stats,

Tasting Notes

The 2017 Mourvèdre is composed of 88% Mourvedre, 9% Syrah and 3% Viognier coming from the Alta Mesa Vineyard in Santa Barbara County, White Hawk Vineyard in Cat Canyon, Watch Hill Vineyard in Alisos Canyon and Larner Vineyard in Ballard Canyon. Seventy percent whole cluster was employed. To be bottled in mid-August 2019, the wine is still maturing for approximately 21 months in a French oak barriques and 600-liter Demi-Muids, 50% new. Deep garnet-purple colored, i — 6 years ago

Joshua Choi

9.6

Super easy to drink, with gentle fruit forward flavors, sweet and tangy — 7 years ago

Mike Swadener

9.1

Leaner than I remember previous vintages. Strong acid backbone, red fruit and medium light tannins to flesh it out a bit. I’d be curious to see how this holds up with another few years on it. — 8 years ago

with Megan

Thomas Brenner

8.9

The taste of this wine reminds me of how mother would force me to introduce myself to perfectly strange kids and make me play with them. Looking back on it now I thank her for the memories, as some became life long friends I still hold dear to this day. I just wish she would have also enforced this effort in socialization during my own childhood.
Approaching this wine was at first awkward and off-putting, whether the label or the AVA, or maybe the person I encountered the wine through...but I was immediately intrigued and it did indeed make for some mighty fine sipping after all. — 9 years ago