January 24, 2024 - Surprisingly good for the price. Blueberry, blackberry, baking spice, bright acidity. Would buy more, especially at the $15 paid at Costco.
November 13, 2023 - The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are slow. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry, black currant (cassis) and strawberry jam. It tastes like blackberry, black currant (cassis), cinnamon and oak.
The body is medium/full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.
August 6, 2023 - Family Holidays; 7/28/2023-9/10/2023 (Alicante - España): By the glass. Aromas of very ripe black fruit. Overwhelming and monolithic. Rest are notes from wood.
A warm, structured and alcoholic wine on the palate. It needs rest time. Core of a new world wine. Far from my interest.
Por copas. Aromas a fruta negra muy madura. Abrumadora y monolítica. Resto son notas procedentes de la madera.
Un vino cálido, estructurado y alcohólico al paladar. Necesita tiempo de reposo. Corazón de nuevo mundo. Lejos de mi interés.
July 28, 2023 - Really good Chilean Syrah. Dark berries, black cherry fruit. Ripe but not sweet. Smoked meat, leather, dark spice, with a hint of fresh green herbs (not vegetal like many Chilean wines these days). Complex & balanced.
March 29, 2023 - Like reuniting with an old friend, this is as good as ever. Maybe a tad less distinctive than previous vintages, but it's an excellent wine with terrific structure. Notes of ripe blackberry and smoke lead the way, with hints of dark chocolate and spice weaving in late. A tar note also lingers from brisk tannins on the medium finish.
January 13, 2023 - Lots of brett
December 29, 2022 - Not my style. Very earthy
November 24, 2022 - excellent Syrah! decanted for several hours drew out the finish nicely
June 23, 2022 - Purchased after a 93pt Wine Spectator recommendation.
Tasted after a 90 minute decant.
Deep ruby in colour with a purple rim.
Lovely aromas of sweet black fruit, tobacco & chocolate.
On the palate, full bodied slightly savoury & tart black fruit, boysenberry/blackberry/blueberry, cherry kirsch, tobacco, hint cured meat, lavender, well integrated oak, high acidity, medium soft tannins with a long finish to black pepper & minerality.
This is complex, balanced wine available at a terrific price point.
Well done!
Still terrific flavour on day #4! Blackberry/blueberry & floral shining thru.