Our final bottle, double decanted off its sediment about 90 minutes before service. Deep color- more youthful appearance than I'd have guessed. Blackberry, incense, white pepper and roasted game aromas. Full-bodied, with flavors of pepper, black fruit and dried blueberry. Long finish carries dark fruit and spice elements. A terrific showing from our final bottle. Well-stored examples such as this one have quite a few years to go.
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4th Saturday Brown Bagger (Rich & Dana's): Notes of eucalyptus, pepper, boysenberry and meat. The bouquet belies how light this is on the palate. Flavors of daark fruit and spice, but light-bodied. Finishes nicely.
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Truchard Tasting w/Anthony Truchard (Gibby's Wine Den, Geneva): Inky crimson color. Aromas of blue fruit, incense, lavender and violets, boysenberry and white pepper. Nice legs- lots of glycerin. Full-bodied, with flavors of black currants, macerated black raspberry, spice and pepper. Subtle meaty quality, with heavy spice notes dominating the finish. About 5% whole cluster fermentation. 88+ pts for me, same for Domino.
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11/19/2022 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
Our final bottle, double decanted off its sediment about 90 minutes before service. Deep color- more youthful appearance than I'd have guessed. Blackberry, incense, white pepper and roasted game aromas. Full-bodied, with flavors of pepper, black fruit and dried blueberry. Long finish carries dark fruit and spice elements. A terrific showing from our final bottle. Well-stored examples such as this one have quite a few years to go.
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8/26/2017 - AllRed wrote:
Cellar diminishment party - brief note. Dark fruit, vanilla, spice. Medium finish.
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2/22/2014 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
4th Saturday Brown Bagger (Rich & Dana's): Notes of eucalyptus, pepper, boysenberry and meat. The bouquet belies how light this is on the palate. Flavors of daark fruit and spice, but light-bodied. Finishes nicely.
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2/22/2014 - thelostverse wrote: 91 Points
4th Saturday group. High alcohol but somewhat light bodied. Cherry notes with some violet. Guessed Oregon Pinot even though I knew it couldn't be.
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9/15/2013 - Sourdough wrote:
Lovely syrah!
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1/14/2013 - RandomCoil wrote: 87 Points
Great syrah aroma: rubber, dark fruit, and plums. The taste was lacking though. A little acidic. However, MUCH better the second night.
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9/12/2012 - AllRed wrote: 88 Points
Truchard Tasting w/Anthony Truchard (Gibby's Wine Den, Geneva): Inky crimson color. Aromas of blue fruit, incense, lavender and violets, boysenberry and white pepper. Nice legs- lots of glycerin. Full-bodied, with flavors of black currants, macerated black raspberry, spice and pepper. Subtle meaty quality, with heavy spice notes dominating the finish. About 5% whole cluster fermentation. 88+ pts for me, same for Domino.
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8/28/2012 - WinePlanner wrote: 87 Points
Dark fruit w/ distinctive stem flavors. Needs time to meld and will no doubt improve to perhaps a great wine.
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5/26/2012 - Badgermitch wrote: 90 Points
Terrific dark fruits paired with Pulled Pork after 9 hours on the smoker
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