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Alban Vineyards Patrina Alban Estate Syrah 2013
The 1,080 case 2013 Syrah Patrina, which is the entry level Syrah, sees a higher temperature during fermentation and roughly 20 days on skins, with periodic punch downs... Showing the forward, plush, sweetly fruited style of all of the 2013s here, with notes of smoked meats, violets, caramelized black cherries and cassis, with its oak component pushed all the way into the background, drink this full-bodied, pure, seamless Syrah through 2023. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Ratings on Delectable
Matt Duncan 
Rose floral. Round red mid palate. Lingering medicinal quality with good length.
Rose floral. Round red mid palate. Lingering medicinal quality with good length.
9.2Cory 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.
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.
9.6
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.
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.
9.2
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
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!
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!
9.7
Aaron Rankin
Olive, smoke, and sweet blackberry throughout. Silky tannins. Ready to go.
Olive, smoke, and sweet blackberry throughout. Silky tannins. Ready to go.
9.3
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.
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.
9.3
Jim McCusker
Best QPR wine you’ll ever find!
Best QPR wine you’ll ever find!
9.1
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 .
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 .
9.4Aaron 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.
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.
9.1
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