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Borra 2005 Fusion Red (Lodi)
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This is a lusty, lip-smacking wine. It’s exuberant in blackberry and cherry pie-filling flavors complexed with cola, mocha and anise, with a rich oaky finish of smoke. The tannins are sturdy and refined, and suggest pairing this polished wine with grilled beef and hard cheeses.
— S.H.
(3/1/2008)
Borra 2008 47.5 Degree Limited Release Red Wine (Clements Hills)
- $35
This blend of 80% Petite Sirah, 10% Syrah and 10% Mourvèdre out of Lodi’s Clements Hills is big all-around: big fruit, big oak (50% new French) and big, dusty tannins. But it has a nice follow-through and finish, a glassful of blackberries for the Petite Sirah lovers in your life.
— V.B.
(7/1/2011)
Borra 2009 Fusion Red (Lodi)
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Fusion blends 79% Syrah, 15% Petite Sirah, 5% Zinfandel and 1% Alicante Bouschet a delicious case in point. Gamy, with flavors of dark earth, thick blackberry jam and dark plum, it’s the tobacco kicker on the finish that’ll bring you back.
— V.B.
(5/1/2012)
Borra 2006 47.5 Syrah (Clements Hills)
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Dry and tannic in youth, with a jammy, somewhat heavy mouthfeel, this wine, from a sub-appellation in Lodi, might benefit from a year or two in the bottle. It has ripe, forward flavors of black currants, cassis, cherries, chocolate and black pepper.
— S.H.
(8/1/2009)
Borra 2005 47.5° Red (Lodi)
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- $35
Soft, ripe and high-alcohol hot, this Syrah, Petite Sirah, Alicante and Mourvèdre blend has sweet flavors of cherry, raspberry and blackberry pie filling, M&M candy and smoky vanilla. As sweet and direct as it is, it possesses a deliciousness that makes it easy to like.
— S.H.
(3/1/2008)
Borra NV Lot 09 47.5 Degree Limited Release Red (Lodi)
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- $35
Borra is going old-school here, making the wine nonvintage and putting 10% each of Syrah and Mourvedre into Petite Sirah. Smelling of freshly baked bread, the wine is full of structured red fruit, while its tannins are soft and finish is easygoing. A fine bottle for rustic fare.
— V.B.
(5/1/2012)
Borra 2010 White Fusion (Lodi)
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- $17
Borra is having fun in Lodi experimenting with both red and white blends of varieties not usually put together —here, it’s 89% Viognier and 11% Gewürztraminer—with worthwhile results. White Fusion starts with a severe lemony crispness, segues into oaky caramel and finishes bittersweet.
— V.B.
(6/1/2012)
Borra 2008 Fusion Red (Lodi)
- $18
Borra’s Fusion is a bottle full of Lodi’s traditional varietals. It’s got plenty of Petite Sirah’s dustiness with the earthiness of the other varieties fighting through, but the fruit feels a bit overtaken by the 14.9% alcohol.
— V.B.
(7/1/2011)
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