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Tensley

BMT Santa Barbara County Syrah 2016

[En magnum] Quite ripe Syrah/Grenache blend this vintage (15%), drinks well tonight, but better to drink young than to age. — 10 months ago

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Tensley

All Blocks Tensley Vineyards Red Blend 2022

2022 vintage. Full/heavy body. Jammy and juicy with just enough dusty tannins throughout to land the plane without incident. This'll be dynamite with anything off the grill. 3.25.24. — 2 years ago

Bob, Ray and 12 others liked this

Carina Cellars

Clairvoyant Syrah Blend 2015

2015 Vintage. 15% Alcohol. 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre. Lovely fruits and velvet mouthfeel. Good finish. They shared the tasting room with Tensley in Los Olivos and bottle says made by Tensley. — 4 years ago

David, Jan and 4 others liked this

Domaine De L'Ermitage

Victor White Blend 2018

These don’t count in my race to 2,000 at this point.
But for $5.90 more I take the tensley, I just prefer the viscosity over the zing
— 6 years ago

Ellen, Ron and 31 others liked this

Tensley

Lite Santa Barbara County Syrah

Pepper, anise and clove on the nose. Berry stems and leaves, touch of cinnamon, cherry bark, and thinner citrus finish. A tweener that straddles the juicier pinot noirs and more lithe darker reds. This used to be the territory stalked and owned by great Merlot and its blends, but since its excommunication, this is the replacement crowd pleaser. Strong contender for your weeknight wine. — 6 years ago

Tensley

Three Creek Vineyard Syrah 2006

Still drinking delicious — 6 years ago

Margerum

Colson Canyon Vineyard Syrah 2010

2010 Vintage. Same notes as prior post, liked it a bit more. Only Tensley will have this fruit after buying the vineyard of half clone 7 and half clone 877. — 7 years ago

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Nice.

Tensley

Thompson Vineyard Syrah 2004

Black fruit aromas and flavors, some floral notes as well, this is close to mature, a little heat (14.9% ABV) as well, longish finish, very nice Central Coast Syrah!! — 10 months ago

Jim Powers
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Lemelson Vineyards

Thea's Selection Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2018

Rich, deep pinot from Willamette. Nice tension. Reminds me of Tensley, for some reason. Probably because of its luscious fruit. Gift wine. — 4 years ago

Ira, Brent and 5 others liked this

Tensley

Anniversary Series Santa Barbara County Syrah 2008

Monster wine, floral notes, loads of black fruit, long long finish — 4 years ago

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Stolpman Vineyards

Para Maria de los Tecolotes Santa Barbara County Red Blend 2019

Punctuating a row of B Day wines, up in Columbia county. No notes but juicy-black fruits, juicy mid palate. 80% Syrah, 20% petit Verdot. Balanced- not open knit like my only Cali Syrah reference point, Tensley. — 4 years ago

Owen Mazon
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Tensley

Noir Santa Barbara County Syrah 2010

I think a little over the hill. No power. — 6 years ago

Fulldraw Vineyard

Honey Bunny Paso Robles Syrah Mourvedre 2017

Jeb 94 is too low, I’ll take this over the over sweetened Syrahs from tensley any day, — 6 years ago

Tom, Eric and 25 others liked this

Los Padres

Central Coast Red Blend 2014

Delicious! A nice red blend from Tensley. Perfect for a Friday night. — 7 years ago

Tensley

Tierra Alta Vineyard Syrah 2004

Black and blue fruit aromas and flavors, solid acidity, a bit of ABV (14.5%) shows in the longish finish, close to, if not fully mature, very good! — 10 months ago

Jim Powers
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K Vintners

The Cattle King Upland Vineyard Syrah 2015

Shay A
9.5

This may be my favorite K wine to date. I double decanted this for about two hours and then consumed from bottle over the next three.

If I’m looking for a comparison, this reminded me of a Tensley Colson Ranch but with whole cluster/stem inclusion. Deep purple in the glass. There is a perfumed/fragrant nose of sweet fruit (rich and ripe black and blueberries) crusted with dark cocoa, then veers to the herbs de Provence and green/stemmy style. Absolutely gorgeous on the palate with a nervy mineral driven core of acidity. Violets, grilled dark fruits, mocha, and peppercorn covered black currant. Touch of salinity. Finish is really quite integrated already. This may be showing all its got at the moment (which is impressive) but I expect it will hang in this window another 3+yrs before the fruit/savory balance starts tipping toward mostly savory. Enjoy now!
— 4 years ago

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Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Love love the domestic Syrah tasting kudos recently. Rock and roll! Splish and splash!

Top Winery

Lever Paso Robles Tannat 2016

What kind of glass do you use for Tannat? Trying Pinot glass today🤷🏼‍♂️
Not much of a nose yet, give it an hour to open up. So smooth, wish there was more to go around.
Jeb 91 is ridiculous, guess there wasn’t enough Mega Purple for his liking I.E Tensley, Austin Hope
— 6 years ago

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Nice. Wanted to try this. Missed out.
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The entire lineup is delicious. Caldwell makes one if you get a chance to try it. 

Joey Tensley

Central Coast Chardonnay 1998

Not bad, $18 from Morristown. — 6 years ago

Joey Tensley

Central Coast Cabernet Sauvignon

I Sax
9.2

North branch inn. Ny — 7 years ago