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2018 Turtle Rock G2 Syrah

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June 9, 2024 - $96

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RATINGS

99Jeb Dunnuck

This stunning wine flirts with perfection and offers a deep purple color as well as a magical bouquet of blue and black fruits, candied violets, new leather, camphor, and a hint of orange blossom. With flawless balance, a deep, opulent texture, building tannins, and a monster of a finish, it's an incredible wine that blends power and elegance perfectly.

94Vinous / IWC

Intensely perfumed aromas of spice-tinged black/blue fruits, potpourri, incense and smoky bacon show excellent clarity and mineral lift. Offers deeply concentrated boysenberry, black currant, fruitcake and violet pastille flavors, along with a sweet vanilla note that emerges as the wine opens up. Finishes firm, sharply focused and extremely long, with slowly mounting tannins, a touch of smokiness and emphatic florality.

REGION

United States, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

Paso Robles AVA is midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, and it is considered one of the West Coast’s most exciting winemaking regions. With its hot, sometimes searingly dry and sunny weather, it is especially good country for growing warm climate grapes such as Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre. Because many Paso Robles wineries have been successful with blending these grapes into Rhone Valley-style wines, it is known as the Rhone zone of California. The AVA was created in 1983 and there are 32,000 vineyard acres. In late 2014 the AVA was divided into 11 smaller sub-appellations, so starting with 2015 vintages labeling will become more specific on Paso Robles wines, which will now also list sub-appellations. Located in San Luis Obispo County, Paso Robles, the town and its surrounding area, was traditionally a farming and ranching region. But from a few dozen wineries in the early 1990s to more than 200 today, the area is quickly becoming known for wine and risk-taking winemakers.

TYPE

Red Wine, Syrah (Shiraz)

This grape is grown in milder climates and produces a medium-to full-bodied wine. It is also known as Shiraz, but should not be confused with Petit Sirah, which was developed by crossing Syrah with Peloursin.