Foxen
Tinaquaic Vineyard Syrah
Santa Maria Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
Ripe blueberry, vanilla, fig, caramel and beef jerky on the nose. Also, alcohol quite intrusive on the nose. Prune, spice, licorice and toffee on the palate. Interesting wine, but at 15.7 needs food.
Ripe blueberry, vanilla, fig, caramel and beef jerky on the nose. Also, alcohol quite intrusive on the nose. Prune, spice, licorice and toffee on the palate. Interesting wine, but at 15.7 needs food.
May 28th, 2015
A little earthy with dark fruit and white pepper with a nice balance and fine tannins.
A little earthy with dark fruit and white pepper with a nice balance and fine tannins.
Dec 12th, 2014
Smokey, ripe currants, meaty, white pepper.
Smokey, ripe currants, meaty, white pepper.
Sep 28th, 2013
This one was my second favorite. Close ahead of the second one but not close behind the first one...my dad makes a good point though, all 3 of these wines are very good it's only when you put them right next to each other that one becomes "less good"
This one was my second favorite. Close ahead of the second one but not close behind the first one...my dad makes a good point though, all 3 of these wines are very good it's only when you put them right next to each other that one becomes "less good"
Sep 2nd, 2013
Nice dark fruit, dense viscosity, and black fruit with olive aromas. Nice long finish and it is a bigger wine at 15%. But still good acidity.
Nice dark fruit, dense viscosity, and black fruit with olive aromas. Nice long finish and it is a bigger wine at 15%. But still good acidity.
Mar 14th, 2021I find this to be a world class Syrah, with great tension between new world fruit and varietally correct savory notes with a beautiful floral character. Some notes of blueberries, blackberries, flowers, lavender, black pepper, and some earthy & briney tones that open after some air.
I find this to be a world class Syrah, with great tension between new world fruit and varietally correct savory notes with a beautiful floral character. Some notes of blueberries, blackberries, flowers, lavender, black pepper, and some earthy & briney tones that open after some air.
Jun 8th, 2020
Just starting to come into it’s own. Boysenberry, violet, pepper, leather
Just starting to come into it’s own. Boysenberry, violet, pepper, leather
May 31st, 2020
My app crashed as I was finishing my review :(. Starting again let’s see if I can pull it all back. Ok so it begins with a lovely dark fruit, classic Syrah white pepper, and a little lavender on the nose. Silk soft tannin and a balanced structure, neither angular, nor voluptuous. Graphite and petrichor, seductively forest-y without the brett. (Even though I love it) With air it’s opening into a bit of boot polish and mahogany, a soft skirting of nori or something saline, without losing any of that gorgeous dark fruit fleshy character.
My app crashed as I was finishing my review :(. Starting again let’s see if I can pull it all back. Ok so it begins with a lovely dark fruit, classic Syrah white pepper, and a little lavender on the nose. Silk soft tannin and a balanced structure, neither angular, nor voluptuous. Graphite and petrichor, seductively forest-y without the brett. (Even though I love it) With air it’s opening into a bit of boot polish and mahogany, a soft skirting of nori or something saline, without losing any of that gorgeous dark fruit fleshy character.
Feb 15th, 2019