Day 1: Much better than the last time sampling this wine. Rosted meats, iodine, rose petals, violets, soy and forest floor. Medium plus finish and complex wine. This has aged well and from a less than stellar vintage this delivers. 92 points Day 2: Really nice with a rustic edge along with roasted meats, violets, underbrush, pepper, iodine and blue currants. This is a wonderful Syrah that I for sure am enjoying more than the last bottle back in 2019. Medium plus finish. 93 points
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Clear, deep purple with medium meniscus and high viscosity. Wonderful nose. The black fruit hits first - plum, black currant and blackberry - with a bit of dark cherry behind it. Smoked meats, vanilla, coffee and gravel follow. Creamy and even waxy on the palate - where the black fruits show their power. Vanilla, sourdough and earthy flavors sail on. Full bodied, Med+ acidity fine tannins. Drinking well now but I believe there are several years left.
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Light bodied and mouthwatering. Aromas of blueberry with bright flavors of berries, and a light tea underpinning. The finish shuts down the fruit quickly but the tea and an earthiness lingers a bit with the tannins firm.
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Day 1: Very light style Syrah. Pepper, stone, soy, rose petals and earth. Short to medium finish. Lacks acidity. No depth on this wine and is quite boring. I am glad I tried this prior to buying more at a really good price. This is worth about $9.99 a bottle. Will give this day 2 and 3 reviews but nothing like the other reviews on cellar tracker. 85 points. Day 1: One hour later: For sure is not a pop and pour wine. More open for business with black pepper, tar, blueberries, plum and spices. It is amazing how wine transforms and if you poured this for six people on a pop and pour everyone would have hated this wine. Medium finish and good concentration. I could see how this could be better on day 2 and 3. 90 points Day 2: Extremely dark in color. Sour cherry, earth, pepper, underbrush and tar. Short to medium finish. Not very concentrated wine. Fine but nothing like some of the Washington State Syrahs I have been sampling lately. 88 points Day 3: Getting lots of spice, soy, tar and minerals. Not much in the way of fruit. I really was hoping to like this more as I can get 3 bottles at $20 a piece but just not my style of Syrah. 87 points Recommendation: If you like a lighter style Syrah this is for you but I did not get much fruit and day 1 and 3 were not very good.
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Dark color. Slightly subdued nose. But perfectly aged and drinking beautifully. Tannins are well integrated. Great mouth feel over base of earthy red stone fruit with a dash of black pepper and a touch of tar. Drink my remaining bottles over the next two years.
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Loads of current, plum up front with hints of pepper and tar on the finish. Finish is long and satisfying. Really nice wine from a tough growing season. Well done.
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In its drinking window. Deep garnet wine. Black/blue fruit profile, spice, and smoke. Fine tannins, nice acidity, medium/long finish. A very pleasant wine.
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This wine is really coming together now. Entering my drinking window. Still young and lively but with more integration and mellowness than before. Big fruity WW Syrah with lots of good qualities and no flaws.
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This wine is coming together. Lots of dark fruit, black cherry, blueberry, and black plum. Big and very good. Hold next bottle 2016. Needs a minimum of an hour to breathe at this time. Several hours is not a problem.
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good wine, that gets better with more air time. Similar to past comment, good new, or wait, but if you drink now, give it some time to open up, worth the wait
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Very dark color. Great legs. A bit closed at first but very good dark fruit bouquet. Flavors of blackberry, blueberry, and a touch of pepper. Lots of earth. Not terribly complex but very nice and enjoyable. Still young. Will hold my other bottles at least a year.
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10/10/2023 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 93 Points
Day 1: Much better than the last time sampling this wine. Rosted meats, iodine, rose petals, violets, soy and forest floor. Medium plus finish and complex wine. This has aged well and from a less than stellar vintage this delivers. 92 points
Day 2: Really nice with a rustic edge along with roasted meats, violets, underbrush, pepper, iodine and blue currants. This is a wonderful Syrah that I for sure am enjoying more than the last bottle back in 2019. Medium plus finish. 93 points
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10/2/2023 - ChrisinCowiche wrote: 91 Points
Solid, still full of life, fruit, brambles. nice complexity.
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11/28/2020 - Bobc7had Likes this wine: 92 Points
Everything has come together.
Elegant
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10/22/2020 - caroleandjay Likes this wine: 93 Points
Clear, deep purple with medium meniscus and high viscosity. Wonderful nose. The black fruit hits first - plum, black currant and blackberry - with a bit of dark cherry behind it. Smoked meats, vanilla, coffee and gravel follow. Creamy and even waxy on the palate - where the black fruits show their power. Vanilla, sourdough and earthy flavors sail on.
Full bodied, Med+ acidity fine tannins. Drinking well now but I believe there are several years left.
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3/5/2020 - BGK810 wrote: 91 Points
Dark fruits, spice, oak, and a 30+ second finish. Very nice.
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3/5/2020 - BGK810 wrote:
Dark fruits, spice, oak, and a 30+ second finish. Very nice.
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9/6/2019 - OldHick95 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Light bodied and mouthwatering. Aromas of blueberry with bright flavors of berries, and a light tea underpinning. The finish shuts down the fruit quickly but the tea and an earthiness lingers a bit with the tannins firm.
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5/5/2019 - knorthrip Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark red and blue fruit. Herbs de provence, funk, potting soil, vanilla. Well balanced but has a short finish.
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3/25/2019 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 90 Points
Day 1: Very light style Syrah. Pepper, stone, soy, rose petals and earth. Short to medium finish. Lacks acidity. No depth on this wine and is quite boring. I am glad I tried this prior to buying more at a really good price. This is worth about $9.99 a bottle. Will give this day 2 and 3 reviews but nothing like the other reviews on cellar tracker. 85 points.
Day 1: One hour later: For sure is not a pop and pour wine. More open for business with black pepper, tar, blueberries, plum and spices. It is amazing how wine transforms and if you poured this for six people on a pop and pour everyone would have hated this wine. Medium finish and good concentration. I could see how this could be better on day 2 and 3. 90 points
Day 2: Extremely dark in color. Sour cherry, earth, pepper, underbrush and tar. Short to medium finish. Not very concentrated wine. Fine but nothing like some of the Washington State Syrahs I have been sampling lately. 88 points
Day 3: Getting lots of spice, soy, tar and minerals. Not much in the way of fruit. I really was hoping to like this more as I can get 3 bottles at $20 a piece but just not my style of Syrah. 87 points
Recommendation: If you like a lighter style Syrah this is for you but I did not get much fruit and day 1 and 3 were not very good.
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5/25/2018 - Sourdough Likes this wine: 91 Points
Good nose. Needed aeration. Earthy plums and currants.dominate. Rich, big wine. Good mouthfeel. Nice finish. Save last bottle a few years
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1/15/2017 - Sourdough Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark color. Slightly subdued nose. But perfectly aged and drinking beautifully. Tannins are well integrated. Great mouth feel over base of earthy red stone fruit with a dash of black pepper and a touch of tar. Drink my remaining bottles over the next two years.
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12/8/2016 - ibglowin Likes this wine: 92 Points
Loads of current, plum up front with hints of pepper and tar on the finish. Finish is long and satisfying. Really nice wine from a tough growing season. Well done.
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11/10/2016 - Angle Gold Likes this wine: 91 Points
Barnyard, mocha, game, and smoke. Intriguing.
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10/15/2016 - green-steve wrote:
In its drinking window. Deep garnet wine. Black/blue fruit profile, spice, and smoke. Fine tannins, nice acidity, medium/long finish. A very pleasant wine.
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7/13/2016 - Don and Pam Likes this wine: 91 Points
another fine bottle from SOH. Our last '11 but still have '12 & '13's
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12/2/2015 - Dannyfu Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drinking great at this time. Love WA Syrah and love SOHC Syrah
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10/12/2015 - Sourdough Likes this wine: 91 Points
This wine is really coming together now. Entering my drinking window. Still young and lively but with more integration and mellowness than before. Big fruity WW Syrah with lots of good qualities and no flaws.
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9/27/2015 - Bobc7had wrote: 91 Points
Drinking beautifully
better day 2
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6/22/2015 - knorthrip Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still a bit closed. After 90 minutes: blueberry, blackberry, graham cracker, vanilla, petrol, and funk.
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12/31/2014 - Don and Pam Likes this wine: 92 Points
Yummy
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12/1/2014 - Sourdough Likes this wine: 88 Points
This wine is coming together. Lots of dark fruit, black cherry, blueberry, and black plum. Big and very good. Hold next bottle 2016. Needs a minimum of an hour to breathe at this time. Several hours is not a problem.
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7/19/2014 - samiamx_1999 wrote: 88 Points
Similar to prior note, closed/muted, but cigar elements. Bad QPR.
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4/21/2014 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine: 88 Points
decent, but seemed closed down and muted, not much coming from it. Maybe a phase...
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1/6/2014 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine: 90 Points
good wine, that gets better with more air time. Similar to past comment, good new, or wait, but if you drink now, give it some time to open up, worth the wait
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12/18/2013 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine: 90 Points
dark, fruity, very approachable, little bit of syrah funk on the nose, good spice, sure it will integrate more over time, but nice now
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12/15/2013 - Sourdough Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very dark color. Great legs. A bit closed at first but very good dark fruit bouquet. Flavors of blackberry, blueberry, and a touch of pepper. Lots of earth. Not terribly complex but very nice and enjoyable. Still young. Will hold my other bottles at least a year.
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