V - Garnet with purple meniscus. Medium depth. High Viscosity. N - Plum, cherry, blueberry, olive, clay and tobacco. P - Plum, tart cherry, blueberry and olive. Tobacco, graphite, menthol with a nickel finish. S - Dry, full bodied, med acid, fine med+ tannins still. Long finish with high complexity throughout.
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Definitely think these wines are better with about 10 years age. The funk was a lot less pronounced. Decanted for a couple of hours. Really savory and delicious.
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Opened for Mother's Day. Opened up a bit light on the palate, but quickly gained structure. Roasted meat, earth, subtle fruit, smooth tannins. Elegant. Low alcohol (13.8%). My first Reynvaan Sarah, so I can't compare it to other vintages. Quite enjoyable, and a change of pace from our regular fruit-forward selections. Me - 93, Wife - 92
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Co-fermented with 6% Grenache Blanc. Typical Reynvaan syrah...Northern Rhone style, full-bodied and very flavorful, very pronounced aroma of smoke, leather, mushrooms, anise, oak, all perfectly balanced with acid and background tannin. Very drinkable now. I can't imagine it can get much better with age than it already is. Ric
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Dark garnet, totally opaque. It took about 30 minutes for the nose to open, but it bloomed into a wonderful meaty, plum, black cherry and oak complexity, became quite pronounced. Viscous, with thick, slow "legs". Flavors are deep and rich, with plenty of roasted meat, black fruits, and oak. Long viscous aftertaste, alcohol very noticeable, more than some of their other wines. Very drinkable now, but it may soften with another couple of years. Drink or hold. Ric
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It has been a year and a half since the last time I tasted this and the soft mid-palate has firmed up and the wine has put on weight. The aromatics remain quite beautiful but I focused on the wine in the mouth. Soft feel but sharp-edged acidity and a bit of heat that enters mid-palate and stays through the first portion of the finish then disappears. Those are the only two discordant notes. Otherwise, the wine is black fruit appearance with a brighter finish, tending to black cherry and boysenberry. A bit of blood and gameyness, a really lovely measure of tar (charcoal maybe instead?). Long finish. Enjoyable - this wine should really hit its stride in three to five years - just let that too sharp acidity and the heat both soften and fade a bit. This wine is on the way up.
I am a long time fan of Reynvaan and the style of the syrah from there. But I have tasted all of the 2011 syrah lineup and all are a bit thin and weak in the mid-palate. Even the Stonessence is soft in the middle. Perhaps some weight with bottle age? The aromatics are beautiful and distinctively Reymvaan with funk, olives, warm stone. Nice flavors and a minerally finish. But for the price, all the 2011s are, presently at least, lacking.
Call it like it is. Very pretty aromatics. Palate is completely soft & lacking any sort of structure. Drinks just like Cayuse- not a great thing. Sweetness pervades anything else once air hits the wine. Nothing poor here, but wildly overpriced.
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Typical Reynvaan syrah...Northern Rhone style, full-bodied and very flavorful, very pronounced aroma of smoke, leather, mushrooms, anise, oak, all perfectly balanced with acid and background tannin. Very drinkable for such a young wine. I can't imagine it can get much better with age than it already is. Tasted along with 2010 In the Rocks, which was also excellent, but a slightly lighter, more elegant style.
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4/22/2022 - caroleandjay Likes this wine: 94 Points
V - Garnet with purple meniscus. Medium depth. High Viscosity.
N - Plum, cherry, blueberry, olive, clay and tobacco.
P - Plum, tart cherry, blueberry and olive. Tobacco, graphite, menthol with a nickel finish.
S - Dry, full bodied, med acid, fine med+ tannins still. Long finish with high complexity throughout.
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9/10/2020 - zinnut wrote: 92 Points
Definitely think these wines are better with about 10 years age. The funk was a lot less pronounced. Decanted for a couple of hours. Really savory and delicious.
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5/12/2018 - GoBlue2002 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Opened for Mother's Day.
Opened up a bit light on the palate, but quickly gained structure.
Roasted meat, earth, subtle fruit, smooth tannins.
Elegant. Low alcohol (13.8%).
My first Reynvaan Sarah, so I can't compare it to other vintages. Quite enjoyable, and a change of pace from our regular fruit-forward selections.
Me - 93, Wife - 92
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3/3/2018 - Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 97 Points
Co-fermented with 6% Grenache Blanc. Typical Reynvaan syrah...Northern Rhone style, full-bodied and very flavorful, very pronounced aroma of smoke, leather, mushrooms, anise, oak, all perfectly balanced with acid and background tannin. Very drinkable now. I can't imagine it can get much better with age than it already is.
Ric
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11/3/2016 - Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 95 Points
Dark garnet, totally opaque. It took about 30 minutes for the nose to open, but it bloomed into a wonderful meaty, plum, black cherry and oak complexity, became quite pronounced. Viscous, with thick, slow "legs". Flavors are deep and rich, with plenty of roasted meat, black fruits, and oak. Long viscous aftertaste, alcohol very noticeable, more than some of their other wines. Very drinkable now, but it may soften with another couple of years. Drink or hold.
Ric
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9/8/2016 - randyjc wrote: 91 Points
It has been a year and a half since the last time I tasted this and the soft mid-palate has firmed up and the wine has put on weight. The aromatics remain quite beautiful but I focused on the wine in the mouth. Soft feel but sharp-edged acidity and a bit of heat that enters mid-palate and stays through the first portion of the finish then disappears. Those are the only two discordant notes. Otherwise, the wine is black fruit appearance with a brighter finish, tending to black cherry and boysenberry. A bit of blood and gameyness, a really lovely measure of tar (charcoal maybe instead?). Long finish. Enjoyable - this wine should really hit its stride in three to five years - just let that too sharp acidity and the heat both soften and fade a bit. This wine is on the way up.
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1/5/2015 - randyjc wrote: 90 Points
I am a long time fan of Reynvaan and the style of the syrah from there. But I have tasted all of the 2011 syrah lineup and all are a bit thin and weak in the mid-palate. Even the Stonessence is soft in the middle. Perhaps some weight with bottle age? The aromatics are beautiful and distinctively Reymvaan with funk, olives, warm stone. Nice flavors and a minerally finish. But for the price, all the 2011s are, presently at least, lacking.
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10/31/2014 - Anthony Lombardi wrote: 89 Points
Call it like it is. Very pretty aromatics. Palate is completely soft & lacking any sort of structure. Drinks just like Cayuse- not a great thing. Sweetness pervades anything else once air hits the wine. Nothing poor here, but wildly overpriced.
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7/14/2014 - Ex-Ray Likes this wine: 96 Points
Typical Reynvaan syrah...Northern Rhone style, full-bodied and very flavorful, very pronounced aroma of smoke, leather, mushrooms, anise, oak, all perfectly balanced with acid and background tannin. Very drinkable for such a young wine. I can't imagine it can get much better with age than it already is. Tasted along with 2010 In the Rocks, which was also excellent, but a slightly lighter, more elegant style.
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1/5/2014 - phantphant wrote: 96 Points
This is incredible Syrah. All the best of the New World -- much like a much higher priced Cayuse for less -- GREAT stuff!
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