Steak and Syrah Night

Tuscany Steakhouse
Tasted Wednesday, February 26, 2020 by SMHalps with 157 views

Introduction

A Steak and Syrah tasting with my wine group at a NYC Italian Steakhouse. All the wines were opened, for at least 30 minutes and up to 90 minutes before pouring, depending on where in the sequence a wine was poured.

We had in order...the lone white of the evening, "2016 Castello della Sala Cervaro, followed by, 2007 Martinelli Gravel Lens Hop Camp, 2004 Clarendon Hills Moritz, 2009 Deumani Suisassi, 2012 Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier L Block, 2015 Paul Jaboulet Aine Les Grandes Terrasses, 2015 The Farm Winery Red Zone, and the 2015 Myriad Sangiacomo. The Farm and the Paul Jaboulet were the only ones decanted.

Flight 1 (1 Note)

Flight 2 (7 Notes)

  • 2007 Martinelli Syrah Gravel Lens Hop Camp Vineyard 92 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

    My final bottle of this vintage. Opened, but not decanted, for about 30 minutes before pouring. Time has been kind to this bottle. I have generally been disappointed in Martinelli's Syrahs. But this was very tasty. Complex, medium bodied, with a medium length finish. I had a second glass near the end of the night and had improved a bit over two hours.

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  • 2004 Clarendon Hills Syrah Moritz 89 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, Clarendon

    Part of a Syrah night with my wine group, and the only wine that didn't come from my collection. It was purchased at auction. Opened, but not decanted. Right from the get go, the nose was odd. I don't know if it was corked, but there was an unpleasant barnyard or forest floor aroma. The taste was fine, overwhelming amounts of red raspberry, with little other notes. It was hard to drink with the nose being what it was.

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  • 2009 Duemani Syrah Costa Toscana Suisassi 93 Points

    Italy, Tuscany, Costa Toscana

    Opened, but not decanted for about 45 minutes before pouring. Rich, smooth, and more like a Northern Rhone Syrah, than a CA or AU wine. Very enjoyable. Prior bottles felt very full bodied, but this one felt more mid weight.

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  • 2012 Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier Shiraz L Block 91 Points

    Australia, Victoria, Western Victoria, Pyrenees

    Part of a Syrah night with my wine group, it was opened, but not decanted, for over 45 minutes before pouring. A big hit with my wine group. Ripe fruit, and it just feels like an AU Shiraz. If it was just me, I'd call it a 89/90 point wine, but since the rest of my group loved it, and if they were rating it, they would say 92/93, I'll go with 91.

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  • 2015 Paul Jaboulet Aîné Cornas Les Grandes Terrasses 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Northern Rhône, Cornas

    Opened, and decanted, for about 45 minutes, before pouring. This might have been the group WOTN. Complex, not overly fruit driven, notes of pepper, and plum. Medium bodied, with a long finish.

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  • 2014 The Farm Winery Syrah The Red Zone 93 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles Adelaida District

    My only bottle of this cuvee from the Farm. Opened and decanted for over 45 minutes before pouring. A crowd pleasing effort. Full bodied, lots of CA fruit, and a long finish. Much better than WA's 89 point rating would have me believe. We had 7 Syrahs and this was probably our 2nd favorite.

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  • 2015 Myriad Cellars Syrah Sangiacomo Vineyard 92 Points

    USA, California, Sonoma County, Petaluma Gap

    Part of a Syrah tasting with my wine group. It was opened, but not decanted, for over an hour before we poured. As the last of 7 red wines, the food was gone, and some of us never took more than a sip of it. Which was too bad, as its a tasty, full bodied CA Syrah. Those of us who drank it, enjoyed it.

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Closing

This was a lot of fun. The group WOTN was the Jaboulet, followed by the Farm Red Zone. Was it a cooincedence that the favorites were the only 2 decanted? I'm not sure. All the wines were greatly enjoyed, with the exception of the Clarendon Hills. And they all went very well with the steaks!

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