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• Robhib Likes this wine: 95 points

  September 25, 2023 - Liked it a lot

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• henry_chinaski wrote: 88 points

  September 9, 2023 - Savory aromatics and flavors, though I found the mouth a bit vegetal and thin. Definitely not the 2017. Aerated and decanted approximately 30 min prior to consumption.

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• oldwines Likes this wine: 89 points

  November 7, 2022 - Tasted at a charity tasting event sponsored by a large NJ retailer. Dark garnet purple, a little purple in Syrah is expected. Very oaky and rich, seems pretty well balanced though. Dark fruit on the ripe side with rather tannic edge. I think this would have been a better wine with less new oak than they aged this with. But it seems like it had good material to start with.

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• Ajvandet Likes this wine: 91 points

  October 24, 2022 - Nose reminds me of Pinot noir. Needs a few hours to decant. It’s jammy with licorice and a silky finish

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• pkbowen Likes this wine: 93 points

  February 5, 2022 - 4 hour decant. Pours inky, opaque red-purple. No sediment. Nose is intense and exudes brown sugar-crusted barbecue, oolong tea and latakia tobacco, menthol, eucalyptus, truffle-laden evergreen forest floor, and black raspberry. Some alcohol on the nose, but not much. On the entry is a surprisingly bright raspberry herbal tea and deep mole sauce flavor. Elevated citrus-like acid on the mid buoys flavors of dried cranberry and bakers chocolate. Chalky, dark chocolate-like fine tannins lend needed structure and balance on the back end. Orange pekoe tea and more savory chocolate extends into a med+ finish. Really stunning wine for USD$20. Drink now with plenty of air, or hold through 2030. Excellent 93.

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• Vintage 2018
• Type Red
• Producer Montes
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation Alpha Syrah
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Chile
• Region Rapel Valley
• SubRegion Colchagua Valley
• Appellation n/a

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• In Cellars 91 (32%)
• Consumed 196 (68%)

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