Fruit forward with mainly dark fruit/blueberry and some strawberry and chocolate. A little too jammy for my taste. Still can use some time for tannin to incorporate.
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Drank this as I am trying to clear the Cali ‘17s out of my cellar and was pleasantly surprised. This is a big wine but in balance and tasted more like Syrah than previous Venge Syrah I have tasted (which were more cab like). Big dark fruit, easy to drink, hint of pepper. Not sorry I opened it, but no rush if you have one.
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A tad heavy handed for my tastes. This wine is viscous and big flavors/ABV as most Venge's tend to be. Fruit forward with a bit too much oak for my tastes. Nonetheless it is ripe and smooth with a long albeit jammy finish. Not sure how this really improves with age as I think it kinda "is what it is"
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Delicious 2017 Syrah from Venge. Matched with Paso Robles Syrah (delightful as well). This Venge Syrah of dark ruby in the glass with aromas and flavors of dark berries (black, rasp) and nice balance of tannins and acidity.
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Still too young. Needs a couple more years to round out. Very fruit forward with some strong tannins. Very full bodied with a little too much oak. This wine should cellar well for 5-7 years
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1/14/2024 - Marshmarsh wrote: 89 Points
Dark purple colored.
Fruit forward with mainly dark fruit/blueberry and some strawberry and chocolate. A little too jammy for my taste. Still can use some time for tannin to incorporate.
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5/11/2022 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drank this as I am trying to clear the Cali ‘17s out of my cellar and was pleasantly surprised. This is a big wine but in balance and tasted more like Syrah than previous Venge Syrah I have tasted (which were more cab like). Big dark fruit, easy to drink, hint of pepper. Not sorry I opened it, but no rush if you have one.
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3/21/2022 - GlenviewGSW wrote: 89 Points
A tad heavy handed for my tastes. This wine is viscous and big flavors/ABV as most Venge's tend to be. Fruit forward with a bit too much oak for my tastes. Nonetheless it is ripe and smooth with a long albeit jammy finish. Not sure how this really improves with age as I think it kinda "is what it is"
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11/13/2021 - 33Bob Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious 2017 Syrah from Venge. Matched with Paso Robles Syrah (delightful as well). This Venge
Syrah of dark ruby in the glass with aromas and flavors of dark berries (black, rasp) and nice balance of tannins and acidity.
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5/7/2021 - moega Likes this wine: 91 Points
Probably still too early to drink this one. Held up well with tri-tip and it's both very big and bold.
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3/27/2021 - jstrovel@gmail.com Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is one thick wine. Lots of black and blue fruit and a hint of some pine maybe? Anyway, it's tasty.
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5/14/2020 - madvitale Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wow. Big and beautiful. Ken makes strong wines. And the bottles are good for hand-to-hand combat, too! My new favorite Venge wine.
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3/23/2020 - Mounty wrote: 88 Points
Still too young. Needs a couple more years to round out. Very fruit forward with some strong tannins. Very full bodied with a little too much oak. This wine should cellar well for 5-7 years
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3/20/2020 - Jmac56 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep purple. Fruity and acidic, big up front with a modest finish. May benefit from more age.
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1/20/2020 - scotty_b wrote: 90 Points
Too soon to drink. Big blue/black fruit and spice. Hard to discern anything else at this stage.
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11/29/2019 - Mounty wrote: 92 Points
Nice spice, very good body with some nice tannins. Very nice wine
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