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2006 Booker Vineyard Syrah Vertigo Paso Robles
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2006 Booker Vineyard Syrah Vertigo Paso Robles

Producer: Booker Vineyard
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: California
Region: Central Coast
Appellation: Paso Robles

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92 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2008

($50; includes 10% grenache) Inky ruby. Explosively perfumed bouquet of black raspberry, strawberry preserves, candied violet and white pepper. Supple and seemingly tannin-free, offering sweet red and dark berry flavors and Asian spices. Fresh and juicy on the finish, with the red fruit notes repeating. Deftly blends power and finesse; and drinking very well right now. "From the ripest barrels," Jensen noted.

92 Points | Wine Spectator
91 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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