Lillian Winery
California Dundee Syrah
Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Round and plush and delicious. Great fruit. Not too much alcoholic sting
Round and plush and delicious. Great fruit. Not too much alcoholic sting
Oct 7th, 2024Very dark intense fruit. Done hints of mocha, damson, smoke. Very pure, rich and punchy. Just the right side of ott. Good
Very dark intense fruit. Done hints of mocha, damson, smoke. Very pure, rich and punchy. Just the right side of ott. Good
Jan 17th, 2021
Blue and red fruits, leather, white pepper, slight pyrazines, pencil lead, slight meat blood.
Blue and red fruits, leather, white pepper, slight pyrazines, pencil lead, slight meat blood.
Jan 7th, 2020Rich, intense and rounded. Really thick fruit with juicy and punchy flavor
Rich, intense and rounded. Really thick fruit with juicy and punchy flavor
Nov 15th, 2019Dark sweet fruit, mocha. This is extremely smooth and ripe. Very poised and intense. Excellent.
Dark sweet fruit, mocha. This is extremely smooth and ripe. Very poised and intense. Excellent.
Nov 4th, 2019Very intense cassis and plum on the nose with whiffs of tobacco. Really thick and rich on the palate. A little heat. Just the right side of OTT. Really polished, lush and long. Of its type, very good.
Very intense cassis and plum on the nose with whiffs of tobacco. Really thick and rich on the palate. A little heat. Just the right side of OTT. Really polished, lush and long. Of its type, very good.
Nov 2nd, 2019Deep and rich blackcurrant, some smoky wood and menthol. Lush with a bit of alcohol burn. Intense.
Deep and rich blackcurrant, some smoky wood and menthol. Lush with a bit of alcohol burn. Intense.
Apr 28th, 2019
Every time I have these wines, I’m reminded why I enjoy them so much. This balances the line between Walla Walla funk and Napa fruit bomb style Syrah. There is some bacon fat, stem and olive upfront on the nose but enough black and blue fruit to bring in some sweetness. Fuzzy and lively on the palate with smoked wood, peppercorn and mulberry. My friend @TheSkip introduced me to Lillian a year or two ago and I’m so glad he did.
Every time I have these wines, I’m reminded why I enjoy them so much. This balances the line between Walla Walla funk and Napa fruit bomb style Syrah. There is some bacon fat, stem and olive upfront on the nose but enough black and blue fruit to bring in some sweetness. Fuzzy and lively on the palate with smoked wood, peppercorn and mulberry. My friend @TheSkip introduced me to Lillian a year or two ago and I’m so glad he did.
Apr 27th, 2019
With the next Mailing List offer arriving this coming week it was time to check in on some of the older stash.
Despite the cork coming up in two pieces this is the best bottle to date.
Everything in the right place and for a CA Syrah at 15.3% with 10+ years of aging that requires very special winemaking skills (at least for my palate).
Maggie ROCKS!!
@Delectable Wine Your location app (still) has issues.
I searched for “City of Napa” and got Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as suggestions....??
With the next Mailing List offer arriving this coming week it was time to check in on some of the older stash.
Despite the cork coming up in two pieces this is the best bottle to date.
Everything in the right place and for a CA Syrah at 15.3% with 10+ years of aging that requires very special winemaking skills (at least for my palate).
Maggie ROCKS!!
@Delectable Wine Your location app (still) has issues.
I searched for “City of Napa” and got Saudi Arabia and Kuwait as suggestions....??
15% ABV.
On day 1 this was simply showing too concentrated, sirupy, smooth and flabby for my liking.
Day 2: while still intense it has mellowed down considerably, now with some refreshing structure and backbone emerging allowing it to be enjoyed (at least by this humble palate).
I think this wine primarily will please the “Big & Bold” fans as a pop n’ pour but that shouldn’t be a surprise given Maggie’s past at SQN.
(if you haven’t tried them already and think Maggie Harrison only is a one trick pony you should try her Antica Terra Pinot’s from Oregon. A gifted winemaker!).
15% ABV.
On day 1 this was simply showing too concentrated, sirupy, smooth and flabby for my liking.
Day 2: while still intense it has mellowed down considerably, now with some refreshing structure and backbone emerging allowing it to be enjoyed (at least by this humble palate).
I think this wine primarily will please the “Big & Bold” fans as a pop n’ pour but that shouldn’t be a surprise given Maggie’s past at SQN.
(if you haven’t tried them already and think Maggie Harrison only is a one trick pony you should try her Antica Terra Pinot’s from Oregon. A gifted winemaker!).