Fading -- but most of the heat is gone. Mostly pencil shavings. Short finish. Just a bit of black cherry left. Last bottle I had was in 2009. Found this in the cellar -- glad I drank it now.
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Not surprising, much improved since my last bottle in Feb 2008. Listed alcohol of 14.1% on the bottle. Mix of char, tar and enough acidity to liven up the finish. Fruity, with some strawberry, black cherry, blueberry and vanilla. Drink now.
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Nice under $30 California Syrah. Not a great deal on the nose after the pop n pour. Flavors of dark fruit - after taste of black cherry. Also some flint or pencil shaving flavor. I thought this was a plus. Just a bit of heat but not harmful to the balance. Fairly long finish. Just would have liked a little more on the nose and a bit more fruit. From my Cellartracker notes.
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Very nice bottle to enjoy with drinking time now and the near future, maybe a year or so. The nose was very berry and no notice of heat. I tasted when opened but found that 30 minutes of decant really allowed this to open up. Filled with dark black cherry with a nice vanilla finish and just enough tannins to bring this bottle to life.
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Honeymoon Visit at Siduri / Novy: Inky purple color. Herbal note to start, with mint dominating, followed by dark fruit and meat aromas. Sweet dark fruit on the well balanced palate.
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Deep red fruit and a dusty nose. Vegetal notes, and a hint of mint. Palate is odd. There is a buttery taste that lays over the top of the fruit. Plum and hint of dark cherry. Tannins are right there, but smooth. Finish is long.
color 5/5 finish 4/5 nose 6/10 palate 13/20 balance 8/10
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Kind of a shy wine at this point. The palate is medium body, with notes of blackberry, some roasted cherry and brush stroke of new wood. Finish is a bit muddled, with some red fruited acidity and some toast, char. Suggest some further aging on this wine to see where it heads but it's more of a subtle youngster at this stage.
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Not very impressed with this. Not much going on on the nose. Palate has typical Syrah flavors, but is pretty flat with short finish. I usually love Novy Syrahs so I'm not sure what's up with this one.
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1/28/2021 - Melmoth Likes this wine:
Drinking very well. Beautifully aromatic. Dark fruit + savory.
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8/2/2013 - tederf wrote: 88 Points
Fading -- but most of the heat is gone. Mostly pencil shavings. Short finish. Just a bit of black cherry left. Last bottle I had was in 2009. Found this in the cellar -- glad I drank it now.
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11/24/2009 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Not surprising, much improved since my last bottle in Feb 2008. Listed alcohol of 14.1% on the bottle. Mix of char, tar and enough acidity to liven up the finish. Fruity, with some strawberry, black cherry, blueberry and vanilla. Drink now.
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7/24/2009 - tederf wrote: 89 Points
Nice under $30 California Syrah. Not a great deal on the nose after the pop n pour. Flavors of dark fruit - after taste of black cherry. Also some flint or pencil shaving flavor. I thought this was a plus. Just a bit of heat but not harmful to the balance. Fairly long finish. Just would have liked a little more on the nose and a bit more fruit. From my Cellartracker notes.
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12/10/2008 - dbonner wrote: 90 Points
Very nice bottle to enjoy with drinking time now and the near future, maybe a year or so. The nose was very berry and no notice of heat. I tasted when opened but found that 30 minutes of decant really allowed this to open up. Filled with dark black cherry with a nice vanilla finish and just enough tannins to bring this bottle to life.
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6/1/2008 - topher18 wrote: 88 Points
A couple points better than the earlier bottle. Lots and lots of fruit. Huge nose. Jammy.
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4/28/2008 - AllRed wrote: 92 Points
Honeymoon Visit at Siduri / Novy: Inky purple color. Herbal note to start, with mint dominating, followed by dark fruit and meat aromas. Sweet dark fruit on the well balanced palate.
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4/22/2008 - budman wrote: 92 Points
Best bottle - complex dark fruit. Great job, Adam!!!
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4/8/2008 - budman wrote: 89 Points
Nice, but nothing exciting going on!!!
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3/17/2008 - budman wrote: 91 Points
Another winner. Lots of deep, dark fruit. I wish I had more patience!!!
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3/14/2008 - topher18 wrote: 86 Points
Deep red fruit and a dusty nose. Vegetal notes, and a hint of mint. Palate is odd. There is a buttery taste that lays over the top of the fruit. Plum and hint of dark cherry. Tannins are right there, but smooth. Finish is long.
color 5/5
finish 4/5
nose 6/10
palate 13/20
balance 8/10
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2/25/2008 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Kind of a shy wine at this point. The palate is medium body, with notes of blackberry, some roasted cherry and brush stroke of new wood. Finish is a bit muddled, with some red fruited acidity and some toast, char. Suggest some further aging on this wine to see where it heads but it's more of a subtle youngster at this stage.
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2/17/2008 - budman wrote: 91 Points
Wow. Excellent syrah from that Mike Lee guy.
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1/31/2008 - shaneajohnson wrote: 86 Points
Not very impressed with this. Not much going on on the nose. Palate has typical Syrah flavors, but is pretty flat with short finish. I usually love Novy Syrahs so I'm not sure what's up with this one.
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