Community Tasting Notes 11

• Gregboch wrote: 100 points

  January 25, 2024 - Yes, this is a Five for me. Game changer. Enjoyed at our annual Christmas tasting dinner and it was paired with a venison. So incredible that I had another glass. Black currant, cassis, black pepper, leather, tobacco. So rich, complex and deep. Good amount of Oak. Frankly, I'll look to buy a case of this. Spectacular

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• trumpet60201 Likes this wine: 94 points

  November 7, 2023 - First of 12. It pours black from the bottle. The nose is quite ripe, but also shows complexity with violets, blue fruits, black pepper and smoked meats. The palate is rich, with a very long finish. The acidity is balanced, the tannins are very fine and do not dry out the finish at all. The 14.5% shows just a bit hotter than what I prefer, but the wine still feels elegant and balanced despite this. I feel like this is a tightly wound wine that needs time. It's great now, but should be way better in a few years. 94+

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• winebunch wrote: 91 points

  August 30, 2023 - Feels somewhat closed - there are subtle notes of olive, bacon, unripe black cherries/blackberries, with a characteristic funk. Texture and tannins feel pretty well balanced but just lacking a bit of expression. Perhaps needs longer decanting or just a bit more time.
  
  Promising future ahead but needs patience for a few more years.

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• sid_loves_wine Likes this wine: 96 points

  July 12, 2023 - Absolutely amazing, and would probably find its way to perfection on my scale with a little time in the cellar. Excellent value, too- this is still widely available somewhere in the $75-$80 range which is more than fair, and I paid $60, a true steal. No decant - shared with a large group, but it was expressive right away.
  
  This is what syrah is all about. So dense with black, black fruit, but with a shocking weightlessness, and equally surprising pops of bright energy and complexity. On the nose, inky wild blackberry, blueberry, mulberry, all very dark black fruit but tiny and electric. You can practically smell the acidity, alongside a hefty dose of high-toned funk, a really distinct and unique black coffee tone I rarely associate with syrah, a bit of olive brine, and black licorice. Every so often the very french, very funky umami threatened to overwhelm the fruit, but it always came back.
  
  Palate about the same. Sure, the tannins are noticeable, but they're hurtling towards silkiness and will feel like full velvet in a few years. Acidity is perfect, so bright and shiny without ever feeling tart or sour. As a whole the wine could be a little more harmonious on the nose and a bit more explosive/present in general, but those are issues easily addressed with aging, and it's nearly there already.

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• beatles wrote:

  May 25, 2023 - Classic nose of olives, bacon, spice.Well balanced, smooth
  
  #MasterClass

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2020
• Type Red
• Producer Saint Cosme
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Rhône
• SubRegion Northern Rhône
• Appellation Côte-Rôtie
• UPC Codes 3483818000191, 3483818000207

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• Pending Delivery 16 (3%)
• In Cellars 478 (86%)
• Consumed 59 (11%)

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