Community Tasting Note

RyanJames Likes this wine:

Thursday, March 28, 2013 - Still pretty young, and not tired at all like some earlier tasting notes may have suggested...a little funk upon opening, but that blew off in 30 minutes to reveal basil, ripe tomatoes, red flowers, red fruits, and a great amount of complexity on the nose. I kept smelling this. Not a crowd pleaser (not everyone liked it), and not as thick or rich as I would have liked, but a really good example of a "burgndian" cool climate syrah. Lots of acid, subtle red fruits, and a decent finish. The vintage is definitely not helping to elevate this, but I could see this lasting and getting a bit better over the next 5 years. Too expensive for the flavor profile/quality for me, unfortunately. 2010 northern rhone St. Josephs (i.e Gonon) and Texier syrahs @ $30-40 are much better wines IMO.

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