Clayhouse Vineyard is a small boutique winery in Paso Robles, California that boasts their wines are "created from the earth, cultivated by hand, and nurtured by family traditions." This Syrah offering grows in fine, sandy soil and is a value wine at $12.TASTING NOTES:
This wine was rather closed when I first popped the black plastic stopper, but by the next day it had opened up and began to show a nose of vanilla and chocolate. It was a bit thin but had some nice blackberry flavors.
SCORE & RECOMMENDATION:
85 PTS
Not really an impressive wine but a fine weeknight dinner wine. It is much better consumed with food than it is on its own.
Is there a syrah you can recommend for a nice romantic dinner that is below $20 and one that I can find at the local wine store? Thanks, Kit
ReplyDeleteQupe Syrah is a great favorite of mine and consistently delivers a solid effort. It can be bought for around $13.
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What is your rating for Qupe Syrah? Thanks again! Kit
ReplyDeleteQupe varies from year to year but I've had vintages as good as 91 PTS in my opinion, but never less that 86 PTS. It is a pretty safe bet. It also tends to improve with some bottle age.
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Super color scheme, I like it! Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing this wonderful site with us.
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