Community Tasting Notes 23

• Ian_Rhie Likes this wine: 98 points

  November 4, 2023 - Absolute stunner. Vintaged, volumed, syraz of italy.

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• Fractalage Likes this wine: 95 points

  November 20, 2019 - At Vina Enoteca in Palo Alto where wine service was performed by Rocco Scordelia.
  The Barn at Stanford is the perfect old Peninsula ambiance for enjoying an excellent bottle of wine with surroundings of hundred-year-old red brick with thick wood frames holding up a very high ceilings where Palo Alto used to house a winery. The service is top notch, the food possibly the best Italian for miles and amazing selection of Italian wines on the list at prices that don’t make me feel like I’m being ripped off.
  
  6:23pm
  Opened with aso. Decanted into crystal.
  Dense black core with brick colored edges.
  Big nose of blackberry, meats, salted meats, cured meats. Touch of orange rind, dust, acid, subtle herbs that I’m guessing will show more later.
  Palate of full body, with gripping sweet tannins, lots of spices-complex, tart, long black cherry, dry, chunky, orange essential oil, Salts, meats, cured meats, lots of minerals.
  This is one rich Syrah. I really love the minerals. It should be paired with nothing fancy, but simple fats of beef or cured meats of the highest quality charcuterie. Stay away from cheeses and sweet sauces. Stay away from cream based ingredients.
  
  6:42pm
  Big evolution. Fast change.
  Opened to more of a very high quality Bordeaux left bank. Lots of cassis, plums, tobacco touches with orange rind hints and perfect spices with very long finish. Excellent Syrah with lots of years ahead.
  Nose evolved into a gorgeous display of bouquet of flowers with elegant spices, just lovely.
  
  6:51pm
  There’s a touch of rusticity: A permeating hard edge that is very nice.
  
  7:05pm
  As I’m sticking my nose into this glass there are a fantastic sharp notes of spices, oranges, meats, salts, cherries, mulberries.
  On the palate, salt and chalks are prevalent among the fantastic fruit. There’s a grip that continues and builds.
  
  7:13pm
  There are tars showing up, with the citrus rind of lemon and orange, but more orange, there’s a cigar essence. I love this.
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  It tastes like a dried up lake bed in the middle of a cool morning sipping on a dense shot of blood orange while smoking a Nicaraguan.
  
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  7:23pm
  Just great. Love this.
  It’s getting denser, with more tar concentration.
  Tars and orange rind.
  
  This will cellar for a bit more. Open and decant. Would say it needs 2 hours to show.

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• Kev&Syl Likes this wine: 91 points

  February 12, 2018 - Very smooth with nice red fruit flavours. Fantastic vintage and perfect drinking in 2018.

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• Winiac wrote: 91 points

  February 4, 2018 - This was the second bottle of two. This one was way different! Very tight knit structure, I would say the ral wine would come out in 2-5 more years. Spicy, and structured. I suspect that there was something wrong with the first bottle.

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• SteveHyde Likes this wine: 87 points

  October 1, 2017 - Still comes across as heavy, clunky, overlooked. Dense purple in color, loads of oak on the nose. Bramble, dark berry fruit, a bit of heat. Not sure this one is going to improve. Not past peak. Not muddy. But, yes, a bit monolithic.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2001
• Type Red
• Producer Le Macchiole
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation Scrio
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Tuscany
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Toscana IGT

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• Pending Delivery 6 (2%)
• In Cellars 159 (49%)
• Consumed 157 (49%)

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