Double Blind Syrah Tasting

Eddie V/s
Tasted Wednesday, April 11, 2018 by pakabear with 295 views

Flight 1 (3 Notes)

Flight 2 (3 Notes)

  • 2013 Betz Family Syrah La Côte Patriarche 92 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley

    Dark red and black fruits, white pepper, violets, clove, a touch of vanilla, good overall, but not quite up to par with the WA score. Still it's a good wine with some life ahead of it.

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  • 2011 Delas Frères Hermitage Les Bessards 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Hermitage

    I liked this more than most at the table, sour cherry, cranberry, rhubarb, a touch of green, strong saline character, it's definitely cool climate and although drinks well as a PnP, it should have a good 5-10 years of developing left on it. Good but not great.

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  • 2009 Sheridan Vineyard Syrah Singularity 92 Points

    USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley

    Sweet red fruits, loads of cooking spices, chewy tannins, nice mouthfeel. A good mix of new and old world, nearly the end of it's best drinking window IMO.

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Flight 3 (4 Notes)

Flight 4 (4 Notes)

  • 2013 Saxum Heart Stone Vineyard 93 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

    Classic Saxum, great sweet red fruit, roasted meats, salty mineralty and cooking spices with perfect balance.

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  • 2011 Next of Kyn No~5 Cumulus Vineyard 94 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast

    Always fun to have this wine, although it's definitely a rare treat. Ripe cherry, raspberry, pomegranate, sweet baking spices, great intensity, although overall it lacks the complexity from better vintages. Very good.

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  • 2015 Booker Vineyard Vertigo 95 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

    One of the better wines in the lineup this night, dark red and black fruits, Saxum-like baking spices with great intensity and balance. This was excellent and it beat out a Saxum in the same lineup.

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  • 2015 Domaine Courbis Cornas Les Eygats 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas

    Tasted blind, I did not pick up on this being a Cornas, red fruit, almost a milk chocolate character mixed in with a limestone like minerality. Good balance and very good wine overall. I really don't see how JD who I usually agree with gave this 100.

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Flight 5 (4 Notes)

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