Alban Vineyards Patrina Alban Estate Syrah 2013

Matt Duncan

Rose floral. Round red mid palate. Lingering medicinal quality with good length.

Cory Fierro

Took a while for this to open up, then it exploded out. Cassie leads to blackberry bushes leads to cracked black pepper leads to charcuterie and smokiness on the nose. The palate is all that plus vanilla smoke and tannins that attack hard and rest easy. Have with steak, a filet preferably.

Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

Second Alban Patrina we have tried. Expectations were very high since the 08 we tried. Deep purplish ruby red. Love the nose on day one with olive tapenade, dark cherries, slightly savory with some undertones of gunpowder and graphite. Moderate tannins (7/10) and full bodied. Olive undertones and some light tomato. Black and dark fruits with a mix of cherries and plums. Light pencil shavings and cassis in the finish. Slight heat too. Long and lingering finish. Drink till 2026.

David Metcalf

Backwards at first, but with air (& short ribs) this was fantastic. Made all the better by the new friends & family gathered around the table. Dinner w/ John & Lorraine. #alban #swc

Joseph Barsky

2013 Vintage. 15.5% Alcohol. Now this is just singing! Amazing depth and resolved tannins leaving a velvet mouthfeel. More like a meal than a beverage!

Aaron Rankin

Olive, smoke, and sweet blackberry throughout. Silky tannins. Ready to go.

Hugh O'Riordan

Wine has aged well and will continue to do so. What a wonderful deep, dark fruit, vanilla and forest floor. Well balanced. Needs to breath for an hour.

Jim McCusker

Best QPR wine you’ll ever find!

Justin Fetridge

This was really tight even after three hrs of being opened . No decent . After fourth hr this beauty started to sing. Really deep and long lasting a thought provoking wine for sure .

Aaron Rankin

90m of air. Impenetrably dark purple. Solids are visibly falling out. Initially this had an iron and stinky mushroom nose, likely reduction; blew off after air, revealing rich bramble qualities. Palette is massive, ripe, and heavily extracted, with balanced acidity; classic central coast / Paso. Med+ tannins. Didn’t look at the abv, but you feel it. I’ve become a cold weather Syrah guy, but this is solid for what it is.