Alive and kicking! Exemplifies the essence of Syrah with sour cherry, healthy tannins and earthy, roasted nuts. Medium finish with a rush of berries. Paired with lamb, this was excellent with at least two years of shelf life left.
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A decent QPR (price/quality) drink but this won't wow very many people. A non-distinct nose of some black fruit and pepper or smoke. Mid palate of tart cherries and creamy strawberries but very disjointed. Finishes smooth and surprising long for a $20 wine.
This is a serviceable wine at $15-20 but it will fall short of most Syrahs above $30.
Remember you don't drink the label.
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What a difference a year makes. This '05 syrah was much better than the '06 that I tried several weeks ago. I got the some nice plummy fruit on the nose with just the right blend of pepper and spice. Tannins were soft and pleasant. Very easy to drink even without food. Finish was a little short-medium in length.
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Vinturied into a decanter for a couple of hours. Dark garnet in color with some translucency. Dark fruits on the nose, mostly prunes and some black cherries with a slight hint of bacon fat. Black cherries are prominent on the palate with some menthol to go along; some sour prune juice like taste as well; tannins are mild. I feel like this is missing something from the other Moon Mountain syrahs I've tasted recently, but I just can't figure it out. A good buy at the price I got this for. 87+
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Nose of manuka honey, violets, prune juice. Tastes of blackberry, rose, wheatgrass/spirulina, and perhaps seaweed/fish. Has a consistency somewhat like flat cola - without the sweetness obviously. I enjoyed it but again all of the wines from this vineyard so far have been strangely distant; it's subtle but they never seem to present to potential.
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4/23/2015 - jjlobi wrote: 72 Points
Over the hill. Waited too long.
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6/24/2013 - danershi@gmail.com Likes this wine: 89 Points
Alive and kicking! Exemplifies the essence of Syrah with sour cherry, healthy tannins and earthy, roasted nuts. Medium finish with a rush of berries. Paired with lamb, this was excellent with at least two years of shelf life left.
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10/8/2012 - kietkopelli wrote: 88 Points
A decent QPR (price/quality) drink but this won't wow very many people. A non-distinct nose of some black fruit and pepper or smoke. Mid palate of tart cherries and creamy strawberries but very disjointed. Finishes smooth and surprising long for a $20 wine.
This is a serviceable wine at $15-20 but it will fall short of most Syrahs above $30.
Remember you don't drink the label.
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9/18/2012 - KyleMittskus wrote: 84 Points
This wine is light-med bodied and pretty boring on the palate. Very short finish, very little tannin, mild fruit. Pretty meh.
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4/2/2012 - dallasboiler wrote: 85 Points
What a difference a year makes. This '05 syrah was much better than the '06 that I tried several weeks ago. I got the some nice plummy fruit on the nose with just the right blend of pepper and spice. Tannins were soft and pleasant. Very easy to drink even without food. Finish was a little short-medium in length.
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2/22/2012 - AMC Eagle wrote: 87 Points
Vinturied into a decanter for a couple of hours. Dark garnet in color with some translucency. Dark fruits on the nose, mostly prunes and some black cherries with a slight hint of bacon fat. Black cherries are prominent on the palate with some menthol to go along; some sour prune juice like taste as well; tannins are mild. I feel like this is missing something from the other Moon Mountain syrahs I've tasted recently, but I just can't figure it out. A good buy at the price I got this for. 87+
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2/20/2012 - crux wrote: 89 Points
Nose of manuka honey, violets, prune juice. Tastes of blackberry, rose, wheatgrass/spirulina, and perhaps seaweed/fish. Has a consistency somewhat like flat cola - without the sweetness obviously. I enjoyed it but again all of the wines from this vineyard so far have been strangely distant; it's subtle but they never seem to present to potential.
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