2017 J. Dusi Sly, Paso Robles
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80 Points
Tasting Notes
A creative Paso Robles take on the traditional GSM blend. Inspired by the winemakre's great grandfather Sylvester “SLY” Dusi, who began the Dusi family legacy in Paso Robles in the early 1920’s. A sultry blend of Grenache and Syrah with Tempranillo in the place of the traditional Mourvedre bringing earthiness and spice.
This well-rounded wine opens up with cherries and wild berry aromas then teases you with notes of crème brûlée and bubblegum. Medium-bodied, the entry is soft and sultry, then elevates into flavors of dried cherries and cocoa. With time, the dark fruit flavors from the Syrah emerge. Rounded tannins and a long finish invite you to take another sip.
The Never Idle Vineyard is a beautifully manicured 8-acre, dry-farmed vineyard, nestled in the hills of the West Side of the Templeton Wind Gap. This vineyard was carefully chosen to expand varietal diversity among the J Dusi wine program. All three varietals for this blend were grown in this vineyard. The wine was aged for 16 months in a combination of 60% French Oak and 40% American Oak. New Oak barrels accounted for 20% while 1-2 year barrels and neutral barrels weighed in at 40% each.
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VIRTUAL MEET THE WINEMAKER - FIRST EVER - OPEN TO ALL - OCT 20TH 6PM PACIFIC
Janell Dusi, founder and winemaker, will be sharing her journey building the J Dusi winery, and her perspectives on women in wine. This is also a VIRTUAL TASTING! Those folks that made reservations for the event will be joining Janell to taste this week's delicious offer - Sly Blend.
All are welcome to join this interactive event. Hear Janell describe her creative take on the Rhone GSM Blend - Paso style. Learn what the other tasters have to say, and learn about the wine directly from the winemaker. This is all a new adventure so come join in!
Follow this link and register. You'll get all the zoom info in an email.
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Hi Divvy-uppers. Here are the zoom details if you lost your invite or didn't have time to register. All are welcome
Topic: Meet the Winemaker - Creating a Woman Led Winery
Time: Oct 20, 2021 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Thank you Alice and Divvy-up for this preview bottle of J.Dusi Sly. I had not had Grenache or Tempranillo varietals ,until a couple of years ago where I discover these varietals from a different wine site. These are now two of favorites with WineSmith making my favorite Grenache and Twisted Oak making my favorite Tempranillo for comparison.
The cliff notes: If you have patience, you will be rewarded. The first smell was strawberry. The color was a light ruby in the glass and it had decent legs. We let the wine rest while making dinner. Dinner that night was Flanders Hanger steaks, farmer’s market corn, and tomatoes with aged balsamic. The initial taste was blackberries and acid. It was not puckering, just tannic. We decided to save half the bottle to see how the flavors developed.
Night two, the dinner was steelhead, roasted baby potatoes, and salad. This is where the wine showed up. The blackberry was more pronounced, the acid was tamed, and vanilla notes were present. It was a well rounded with a hint of baking spice.
The food on both nights did not bring anything to the tasting. The big difference was the time. You will be rewarded if you wait. It was interesting to see how this wine evolved over time. I tried to add pictures, but I loved the cork. The cork says “ Killed this bottle with__”
Hi parakeet. Thanks for the nice review. Images need to be 1mb or less. Give that a try
We had a BLAST at the Virtual Tasting last night. Here is Janell Dusi, winemaker, describing her Sly blend
There's a stry behind the name "Sly" for this wine. Janell shares more about the story, the fruit and making this wine. This is about a 6 minute clip from the virtual tasting. Check it out