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Latest News September 24th, 2010
AASK Harvest Crush Wine Benefit
 JC Cellars Winery 6:00pm-8:30pm $20 for select wine tastings, $40 for premium wine tastings & $75 for VIP tickets--For tickets you may call Liz at (510) 553-1748 x 11 or email contact@aask.org 21 or over Wine tasting, winery tour, hors d’oeuvres, raffle, silent auction and mystery wine sales. All proceeds go to Adopt A Special Kid to support their mission to find ‘forever’ homes for waiting children in foster care. |
Tasting Notes Archive
2003 Fess Parker's Vineyard Syrah"Formally known as Rodney's Vineyard, Fess Parker Vineyard Syrah is chosen from different blocks of the 38 acres of syrah planted. The combination of warm daytime temperatures and cool evenings resulting from the unique east-west orientation of the Santa Ynez Valley creates ideal conditions for grape maturation. The Syrah is planted on the upper mesa behind the winery, well above the valley floor." -Jeff Cohn Tasting Notes Every year this wine seems to get better. In 2003 we started incorporating some of the new French clones that have become available, and the results are in the bottle. Smoky black cherry, roasted earth, hints of raspberry and just a touch of creamy cassis. Every time I try this wine, it causes me to contemplate how great it is to make wine.
« Back to Index | Press | JC CELLARS Syrah Santa Barbara County Fess Parker's Vineyard 2007 Score: 91 | $30 Firm and concentrated, tight and full-bodied, this is marked by spicy cedar, wild berry, pepper, spice, mocha and espresso notes, ending with chewy tannins. Grows on you. Best from 2010 through 2016. 369 cases made. —J.L.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 93 points Thank goodness there are 369 cases of the 2007 Syrah Fess Parker Vineyard. This 100% Syrah tastes like a northern Rhone with lots of white pepper, roasted herb, licorice, blackberry, and creme de cassis notes presented in a full-bodied, opulent, exuberant, pure, impressive style. James Laube Wine Spectator 91 pts
Generous ripe, juicy black cherry and blackberry fruit is at this core in this full bodied effort, with hints of mineral, spice and floral scents. elegant and stylish. Drink now through 2012. Robert M. Parker, Jr The Wine Advocate: 92 points
Charles Olken Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine: 92 points
Intensely aromatic and packed with rich oak, blackberry fruit and loads of varietal spice, this deep, highly extracted Syrah is as well-balanced as it is impressively stuffed. It displays a great sense of strength and stamina from start to finish, and, although involving and wonderfully showy even when young, it has all the right pieces in all the right places to encourage keeping for anywhere from five to ten years.
James Laube Wine Spectator: 91 points
Rustic, showing intense, ripe dried currant and berry fruit, with anise, mineral and sage notes. Gains depth and richness, smoothing out the tannins on the finish. Drink now through now 2012.
Robert M. Parker, Jr The Wine Advocate: 93 points
The dense ruby/purple-colored 2005 Syrah Fess Parker Vineyard reveals exceptional fruit as well as notes of road tar, camphor, chocolate, blackberry liqueur, and roasted meat. This superb, full-bodied Syrah possesses silky tannin and a long finish. Enjoy it over the next 7-8 years.
Robert M. Parker, Jr.'s The Wine Advocate: 90 points
This Syrah exhibits a dense ruby/purple-tinged color as well as a
big, floral bouquet revealing hints of olives, garrigue, and pepper.
Medium to full-bodied with moderate tannin, restraint, and finesse, it
is the most elegant Syrah in this portfolio. Give it another 1-2 years
of bottle age and drink it over the following decade.
Charlie Olken Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine: 91 pts
This wine simply bursts with ripe, vital fruit seasoned with notes
of white pepper, rich, creamy oak and vanilla crème brulée sweetness.
In the mouth, it is supple and balanced with a fair bit of openness as
it enters and a firmer frame as it finishes.
California Grapevine: 91 points
Medium-dark purplish ruby; attractive, forward, rich, sweet black
cherry and blackberry fruit aroma with overtones of vanilla; full body;
big, rich, lush blackberry fruit flavors; well balanced and structured;
lingering aftertaste. Appealing to taste now and also shows good aging
potential. Very highly recommended.
Robert M. Parker, Jr.'s The Wine Advocate: 90 points
Harvested in late October, this wine reveals a dense ruby/purple
color in addition to a floral, slightly herbaceous, expressive bouquet
as well as flavors of black fruits, white pepper, tapenade, and smoke.
This medium to full-bodied, strikingly pure, beautifully made Syrah
will drink well for 5-6 years.
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