Drink now, open 45-60 minures before serving. Quintessential Napa Syrah. Still has a fruit forward approach but well balanced. Alcohol on the high side.
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Very interesting to see how this has aged since last year. This bottle was much more similar to the February 6th bottle then the bottles from May and June of last year. May have to think about getting more.
UPDATE: drank this over 2+ hours and it got better and better as it opened up. Moving this back up to 90 Points. Definitely thinking about getting more.
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I’d move this bottle down to 89 Points, a single point. This bottle had a lot going on from more “juicy” fruit and spice. Still lots of black fruit, plum, savory olive with some spice and pepper at the end. The acidity seemed to be slightly higher than I remembered though, but the tannins were nice and overall it was a nice balance with a medium finish.
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Club shipment. Not ready to drink. Tannins need several years to soften. Still overly tannic the next day. Will probably age well because of that. Dark fruit with touch of gamey meat.
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I'm not a major Syrah fan, but this was really good. But to be completely transparent, I am a big SG fan.
This was big and dark in the glass. Deep, dark aroma, with a lot of power and depth. This 14.4% wine had lots of dark black fruit in the taste, nicely balanced with the tannins. Great mouthfeel with a med-long finish.
I'd give this 90 Points and a Very Good QPR for the club price paid.
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4/4/2020 - ddrury002 Likes this wine:
Drink now, open 45-60 minures before serving. Quintessential Napa Syrah. Still has a fruit forward approach but well balanced. Alcohol on the high side.
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12/2/2018 - kevrob822 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Great... very similar to the last bottle. Excellent as it opened up.
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4/4/2018 - kevrob822 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very interesting to see how this has aged since last year. This bottle was much more similar to the February 6th bottle then the bottles from May and June of last year. May have to think about getting more.
UPDATE: drank this over 2+ hours and it got better and better as it opened up. Moving this back up to 90 Points. Definitely thinking about getting more.
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2/6/2018 - kevrob822 Likes this wine: 89 Points
I’d move this bottle down to 89 Points, a single point. This bottle had a lot going on from more “juicy” fruit and spice. Still lots of black fruit, plum, savory olive with some spice and pepper at the end. The acidity seemed to be slightly higher than I remembered though, but the tannins were nice and overall it was a nice balance with a medium finish.
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12/25/2017 - tdskier Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very nice big Sarah. Opened nicely as the wine set. A very smooth dark color.
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6/27/2017 - kevrob822 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very similar to my last Tasting. Very nice. 90 Points and a Good QPR for the Wine Club price paid.
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5/7/2017 - fdizzy wrote: 90 Points
Club shipment. Not ready to drink. Tannins need several years to soften. Still overly tannic the next day. Will probably age well because of that. Dark fruit with touch of gamey meat.
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5/4/2017 - kevrob822 Likes this wine: 90 Points
I'm not a major Syrah fan, but this was really good. But to be completely transparent, I am a big SG fan.
This was big and dark in the glass. Deep, dark aroma, with a lot of power and depth. This 14.4% wine had lots of dark black fruit in the taste, nicely balanced with the tannins. Great mouthfeel with a med-long finish.
I'd give this 90 Points and a Very Good QPR for the club price paid.
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