Two hour decant, the nose stands out above the palate, with dark fruit and oak obvious. The palate has something of a biting undertone that I could not quite place and did not much enjoy, however when paired with food this went away. Bigger bodied with a fairly smooth mouthfeel.
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Deep purple. Very perfumed nose with strong vanilla blondie aromas along with some very dark berries and a hint of potpourri. Medium bodied with strong grippy tannins and low acid. Flavors of dark chocolate on the front with lots of spice mid-palate along with some cigar flavors. Nice weeknight sipper.
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Similar experience as prior notes - big, dense, a touch sweet, but monolithic and not readily identifiable as a syrah. Started to open up after 4+ hours, but needs time.
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Dark color, nearly impenetrable. Shy nose. Primary undeveloped palate with a kiss of vanilla. Good balance and structure. Probably just needs time. 90+. wait at least 3 yrs for this to develop.
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Deep inky ruby, layered cassis, earth, black pepper, vanilla, and tobacco. Very structured, but still lively acidic finish. A gem for the price. Drink pretty soon. I’ll try another in 6 months.
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9/6/2023 - Stephen.Somm wrote:
Bad bottle/flawed
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6/5/2021 - quaffnov Likes this wine: 89 Points
Two hour decant, the nose stands out above the palate, with dark fruit and oak obvious. The palate has something of a biting undertone that I could not quite place and did not much enjoy, however when paired with food this went away. Bigger bodied with a fairly smooth mouthfeel.
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12/7/2020 - timothynbond Likes this wine: 88 Points
Deep purple. Very perfumed nose with strong vanilla blondie aromas along with some very dark berries and a hint of potpourri. Medium bodied with strong grippy tannins and low acid. Flavors of dark chocolate on the front with lots of spice mid-palate along with some cigar flavors. Nice weeknight sipper.
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7/8/2020 - IndyTom Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very good price to quality ratio. Nice big wine.
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1/12/2019 - Kayecheg Likes this wine:
very dark fruit, full-bodied, smooth and complex on the palate
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1/2/2019 - Cow Town wrote: 89 Points
Similar experience as prior notes - big, dense, a touch sweet, but monolithic and not readily identifiable as a syrah. Started to open up after 4+ hours, but needs time.
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11/15/2018 - djs Likes this wine: 88 Points
Concentrated but monolithic. I think this will improve with time. Wait 2 years.
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10/20/2018 - DanielJ Likes this wine: 90 Points
Tasty
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10/14/2018 - ephorn wrote: 90 Points
Dark color, nearly impenetrable. Shy nose. Primary undeveloped palate with a kiss of vanilla. Good balance and structure. Probably just needs time. 90+. wait at least 3 yrs for this to develop.
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8/5/2018 - Jackstraw212 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deep inky ruby, layered cassis, earth, black pepper, vanilla, and tobacco. Very structured, but still lively acidic finish. A gem for the price. Drink pretty soon. I’ll try another in 6 months.
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8/1/2018 - Frijole wrote:
dark blackish blood red, little clarity, ruby hue
Nose: cassis, plum, blood, dark chocolate, chalk, cigar, green pepper, vanilla, herbs, silver, cola, wet earth, smoke, oak
Pal: cassis, plum, blood, stone, cigar, tobacco, dark chocolate, pepper, clove, vanilla, herbs, iron, cola, wet earth, tannins, smoke, stem, oak
Feel: full, broad
Finish: medium, long
T8
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6/4/2018 - maxmanx wrote:
Really enjoyed this full-bodied Syrah. And at $25 it is very good QPR.
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6/3/2018 - LEEJV123 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium full, grapes, fruity, round, luscious
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