2009 This Is Not An Exit (Syrah)

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Critic Notes

An extended barrel-aged release, the 2009 Syrah This Is Not An Exit is 100% from the Santa Rita Hills Eleven Confessions Vineyard and checks in as a blend of 80% Syrah, 12% Grenache, 7% Roussanne and 1% Viognier that saw 41.5 months in 65% new French oak. Slightly exotic, with notions of kirsch, flower oil, smoked meats, licorice and graphite, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness and depth, loads of fruit and a blockbuster finish. More approachable than the 2010 extended barrel age Syrah, this beauty will still have 15+ years of longevity. Drink now-2024. Aug 2013, www.robertparker.com

Score: 97-/100Jeb Dunnuck

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Product Details

Country

United States

Region

Sub-region

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

15.6%

Product Type

Still wine

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Drinking Window

Country

United States

Region

Sub-region

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

15.6%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Average Score

Critic Notes

Score: 97-/100Jeb Dunnuck

Wines from Syria – Making Wine on the Frontline

ON January 25, 2019

Why good value Burgundy still exists

ON January 15, 2016

Focus On: Sine Qua Non

ON July 20, 2015

2008 Fine Wine Horizontal: Cardinale fronts up to Mouton Rothschild, Vega Sicilia & Sine Qua Non

ON October 11, 2018

Produttori del Barbaresco - The Single Vineyard Riservas

BY Gavin Smith,

ON January 21, 2020

Country

United States

Region

Sub-region

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

15.6%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window

Country

United States

Region

Sub-region

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

15.6%

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window