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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.5 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 57 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Uncle John on 1/3/2023 & rated 87 points: Beautiful Syrah still drinking well. 🍷😋 (572 views) | | | Tasted by Charlie C on 5/24/2020 & rated 94 points: Tasted with 2 other older Copain Syrahs. Soft, clean red fruit aromas. The palate is bright and fresh with red fruits, lovely stuff. Cherries, currants, even a hint of crushed basil. Brilliant acidity, polished tannins, great balance. Finishes long and lively with spicy, peppery notes. A refreshing mouthfeel across the palate. First rate stuff. Count on it drinking well for 3 to 5 years more (at least). 14.5% ABV. (1362 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 9/15/2018: From mag. Poured for my daughter’s party and it was being poured from as we got ready to leave. I did get a glass and it is surely of the old era Copain, with a darker fruit, a roasted red cherry quality and some bitter chocolate. Didn’t sense any of the whole cluster nor booze that I put in my note from 2015 so perhaps the wine is evolving. It also seemed to still have a good energy, some lift so I don’t think it is fading either. Overall, I used to enjoy more this style but if I have to choose now what I want to drink, would gladly take Brosseau or Hawks Butte over this. (2040 views) | | | Tasted by Mootsie on 5/18/2018 & rated 85 points: Not even close to other Thompson Syrahs I’ve had. It has an odd tart acidity that throws it off balance. Very oaky. Great nose though. Give me a Jaffurs’ Thompson any day over these. (1878 views) | | | Tasted by Dale M on 4/22/2017 & rated 92 points: P&P. Though I scored it the same as my last bottle, this was a more complete and highly enjoyable experience. Specifically, this avoided the drying sensation, allowing the boysenberry fruit to shine from the warm 07 vintage. Furthermore, good complexity and layers, classic SBC olive and briary notes. Just down to 2 x 07 James Berrys and a lone 07 HB from Copain. All have been fun (HB is terrific) and give me warm and nostalgic feelings as they slide down the gullet. (2539 views) | | | Tasted by eluebchow on 11/4/2016 & rated 88 points: This is fairly plush and fruit-driven on the palate, with a concentrated core of sweet berries, spice and pepper; This is a well-made syrah, although lacks some of the elegance and savory characteristics that I now prefer in my syrah (2428 views) | | | Tasted by Dale M on 3/6/2016 & rated 92 points: Decanted 1hr. starts off as expected, dark fruits and intense black olive. tightened up or perhaps the fruit is drying as the tannins became more prominent and sharp. oak is fully integrated. at maturity. drink now and over the next 2 to 5 years. (2519 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 11/6/2015: I've opened many of these since 09. The last one I had was in 2012 and I barely got a glass. So, it's been a few years since I have sat with a glass of this wine. Out of curiosity, I grabbed this off WineBid during this past summer, figuring tonight was a good night for it with a cool Fall chill in the air. Opened 2 hrs ago, this came off a little funky, bloody, sweet and chocolate-like. With air, this did change. It now shows some white floral and a touch of booze. It pours dark. Lots of black olive, fleshy dark berry, chocolate and tar, along with some herbals from the whole cluster and a little bit of finishing minerality and light tannin. This is a big wine, with flesh, CA power and whole cluster all jumbled together. It suits the mood but it's a bit much for me, given the ripeness and weight that comes through the wine. I'll bet some will dig this, but I'd rather drink a Copain Hawks Butte these days, with lower alc and better finesse. This is old school Copain syrah, one that I used to like but not so much anymore. (2916 views) | | | Tasted by Floyd77 on 9/3/2015 & rated 90 points: Burned toast. Dried toast. Good structure. (2409 views) | | | Tasted by bemeyer on 12/30/2014: nice balance and heavy berry flavor. Will sofen with some time in the celaar. Drink next bottle no sonner than 18 months (2555 views) | | | Tasted by sachsen on 11/25/2014 & rated 92 points: Still needed considerable amount of air to open up. (2490 views) | | | Tasted by alpha_ori on 10/4/2014 & rated 93 points: Comes on soft and lush, with a bit of delicious juice and tarragon and but as it swirls around the mid-palate, it somehow draws together into a nice snap of acid and concentration just before smoothing out into a nice drawn out finish.
It's almost like watching a movie in which a glass of wine spills and breaks, but in reverse -- the drops gathering together into rivulets, shards leaping back together and fusing, and right at the end, the whole glass leaps up back to the table and some six-year-old with a toy rifle runs offscreen backwards. (2692 views) | | | Tasted by Uncle John on 10/4/2014 & rated 91 points: Decanted for an hour. Nice dark Syrah fruit that was deep, rich with a smooth finish. Medium spice and still a bit compact in the mid palate. Went great with stuffed Turkey. This will improve in the short term and gain a point or two by 2017. (2000 views) | | | Tasted by MichielV on 6/20/2014 & rated 91 points: W lasagna. Excellent wine, with lots going for it. Good dark color, great smokey meaty nose, on palate the same with fruit. Good wine with some life left although tannins were a bit dry. Needs half hour of air. (2182 views) | | | Tasted by Edclr on 4/23/2014 & rated 90 points: Still too young. Lots of spice, but in a sort of dumb stage right now. Needs another 3 years or so. (1966 views) | | | Tasted by JFish on 2/2/2014: Quick TN. Popped and poured. Palate mainly of ripe blackberries and a hint of black pepper as well as grilled meat. The nose had a grilled meat component also along with mildly stewed fruit. My first of 3 bottles. (2359 views) | | | Tasted by KeithAkers on 9/21/2013 & rated 90 points: Nose: There is a real nice dark red fruit core with black fruits, black cherries, some liqueur, spices, and some blueberry compote. While it favors more fruit on the nose, it's well balanced with nice complexity to the tones.
Taste: Full bodied with medium/low acidity and sneaky tannins. There is a good plushness to the feel with blueberry compote, black cherries, peppercorns, spices, and a slight bit of oak on the back end.
Overall: This is still very youthful. It certainly shows a riper side to it, but the fruit is balanced and is well held together. (2686 views) | | | Tasted by ToddS on 6/2/2013: This bottle was better integrated than the previous bottle. Will try to stay away until 2014. Dark fruits and whole cluster to add some pepper/spice. Enough acidity to not worry at all about keeping the remaining bottles on their sides. (2498 views) | | | Tasted by ToddS on 4/15/2013: Gary's is better. More complexity, broader flavors. Not bad, just not as good. (2628 views) | | | Tasted by pjhr on 4/1/2013 & rated 92 points: Similar tasting notes to previous bottle, but better integrated. (2481 views) | | | Tasted by Edclr on 1/19/2013: NOt sure where this is going. Way too young today. (2545 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 12/15/2012: Well, that was it for my last bottle. I took this to a company holiday dinner and in a rush, did not have time to decant it. When I arrived and asked the server to open it, I tried to get a decanter but they didn't have an extra one. Funny, this was at McCormick and Schmick's, which is a large steak/fish house here in the OC and it seemed like they had only one for the whole place? Anyway, the wine was tight as hell and with a larger party at the table, it went into a bunch of glasses and that was that! Certainly needed air. Could sense the whole cluster and structure, the dark fruit but I finished my glass like everyone else, enjoyed it for what it was and went onto the next bottle!!!!! (3045 views) | | | Tasted by bigskymind on 12/12/2012 & rated 91 points: 100% whole cluster...fairly big bold nose...black fruit, baking spice, baked plum...on palate there's some woody barrel tannins, but well integrated...somewhat chalky...touch of bacon fat on nose and palate...long finish.... (2705 views) | | | Tasted by pjhr on 11/26/2012 & rated 91 points: Tasty blackberry and peppercorn aromas and flavors with hint of olives with moderate tannins on the finish. (2592 views) | | | Tasted by oeno1820 on 11/7/2012 & rated 91 points: Aggressive and highly concentrated. With ample time (at least 2 hours) out of the bottle, the bristling edges soften and, dare I say, the finish becomes smooth. But, there remains a lingering, stewed, burnt aftertaste. One wonders: why wind a wine up so much? This is not a wine of simple pleasure. Instead, it's an engineering puzzle. (2604 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, May/June 2009, IWC Issue #144
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