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2005 Copain Syrah McDowell Valley

Syrah

  • USA
  • California
  • North Coast
  • McDowell Valley
Drink between 2007 - 2017 (Edit)
CT90.7 62 reviews

Community Tasting Notes 52

  • MoscowVino Likes this wine: 91 points

    November 28, 2017 - I get blueberries on the nose and finish more than the blackberries that others have mentioned, but otherwise recent notes by Chadrich and J@y H@ck are close to spot on. This wine scores higher for sybaritic pleasure than for complexity, yet it is certainly not confected or blowsy at all. Goes down easily as an aperiftif, but has enough acidity and structure for food, especially duck.

    [My bottle was recently acquired as part of the large Winebid sale of Copain wines, many of them benefitting fire relief efforts in Napa/Sonoma, and seems to have been in perfect condition, tasting relatively young with 5+ years on its current plateau.]

  • redpine42 Likes this wine: 90 points

    July 2, 2017 - Nice. Still drinking good, but starting to fade. Some mice fruit. Tannins and alcohol are mellowed and well integrated.

  • chadrich Likes this wine: 92 points

    June 30, 2017 - Bacon fat, rosemary and sweet-tarts on the nose. Blackberry and root beer notes on the palate.
    Silky mouthfeel. Finish is bold and long showing just a bit of residual alcohol. Showing much younger than its age. Likely has another 3 to 5 years, probably best in 2 to 3.

  • J @ y H @ c k Likes this wine: 90 points

    May 27, 2017 - Smooth, developing but still not fully taking on the extra complexity of age. Somewhat subtle. Fruit but not jammy and no sharp edges.

  • Quarked wrote: 92 points

    August 13, 2016 - My suspicion is that this is a few years shy of peak, but very drinkable right now nonetheless. Secondary/tertiary flavors are coming on strong, but there is still a clear streak of primary blackberry coming through. Little to no heat. Fantastic stuff.

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  • By Josh Raynolds
    May/June 2007, IWC Issue #132 (link)

    (Copain Wines Syrah McDowell Valley Vineyards McDowell Valley) Subscribe to see review text.

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  • By Richard Jennings
    3/2/2008 (link) 93 points

    (Copain Syrah McDowell Valley) Dark magenta color; sweet ripe plum, berry with a touch of white pepper on the nose; very tasty, roasted plum, berry, white pepper, with good complexity; medium finish

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2005
  • Type Red
  • Producer Copain
  • Varietal Syrah
  • Designation n/a
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country USA
  • Region California
  • SubRegion North Coast
  • Appellation McDowell Valley

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
  • In Cellars 142 (31%)
  • Consumed 319 (69%)

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