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Monday, March 8, 2010 - Lillian/Antica Terra Lunch with Maggie Harrison and Nate Ready (NYC (Eleven Madison Park)): My first taste of Lillian syrah (I haven't opened any of my bottles yet) and my first sniff makes me very happy: violets, pleasing dark fruits, oak is very present at this stage but not obtrusive. Very complex nose with hints of meat, caramel as well. It's the violet thing that captivates me and pushes this into the "smells expensive" category. On the palate, this is terrific - generous dark fruits, some pepper - what you'd expect from a premium American syrah, very well executed. I fight the urge to finish what's in my glass too quickly, but the juicy fruit pulls you back for more. This wine is the star of today's fan appreciation lunch with Maggie Harrison and Nate Ready of Lillian and Antica Terra; I am thrilled to own this. It's starting to show quite nicely, and I expect that I will surrender to the urge to open my first bottle of this later this year. By coincidence, I am having this a day after having my first taste of SQN (Raven Grenache '06) which didn't blow me away; this was everything I had imagined and hoped my first taste of SQN would be (though to be fair, I am more of a syrah guy than a grenache fan). Based on a small taste today, 95+.

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