As the Good Book says, return to your first love. The Pixie was one of my first loves of Washington syrah. And while I’ve invested in K, Reynvaan and Cayuse over time, this is still brilliant and enjoyable at 13-14 yrs. Forever smitten.
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Deep Purple with garnet meniscus. High viscosity. Nose of plum and cherry with both smoked meats and gravel. Palate showed the same fruit, with the cherry being deep and a bit sour. Smoked meats also prominent on the palate. Great mouthfeel. Full-bodied and the tannins are still present, but not overwhelming in any way - balances with the Med+ acidity and shows both Med+ length and complexity. Very enjoyable at this point.
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Smokey, earthy, funky...like the music I'm listening to. Dark berries, smooth and silky with great velvety tannins. Glad I have more of this. excellent bottle.
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Pop n pour. Nice garnet color with smoke and sweet dark fruits on the nose. Lighter body then I was expecting (medium) with velvet mouthfeel and light tannins. Sweet, brambly fruits with a touch of pepper. Smoked toast with mocha. Initially unbalanced with a decent amount of heat on the backend. Smoothed out over a few hrs but still lacking acidity. 89.
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Friends and I tasted this at the winery on 7/28/12. It had a dense, smoky and jammy bouquet of blackberry, plum, pepper, licorice and spice aromas. The palate was dense, layered and beautifully integrated with flavors of blackberry, plum, pepper, licorice, spice and cocoa. 92+
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Great smokey brisket nose and flavors in the midpalate that gently yield to a powerful dusty dark chocolate/subdued black fruit lengthy finish. This stuff rocks. Wish I would've filtered vs cheese cloth. Tons and tons of sediment with a pristine cork. 92+
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Decanted 1 hour. Spicy nose of blackberry and pepper, with some barrel notes. The barrel notes carry over to the palate. Espresso, along with blackberry fruit, rule the day. Very creamy in the mouth, and just a joy to drink. Finish is dark chocolate and espresso...a mocha!
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Deep, intense garnet red, gorgeous in the glass. Smokey, bacon fat, dark fruits, pepper, and some floral notes on the nose. It's full body, dense, but a bit bitter on the front when popped and poured. It evolves a bit in the glass with some of the bitterness dissapating. Fruit, alcohol, some acidity, and the finish is very, very long.
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This wine was certainly worth the effort to bring home from Seattle Washington. Paired nicely with a peppercorn marinated Rib Eye Steak. Lush dark fruit aromatics, lots of blackberry and boisenberry. Full bodied with nice creamy mouthfeel along with a touch of acidity holding the wine together. Not over the top by any means but still super rich. For my palate and the way this wine tasted last night certainly a 93+ for me so I will just give it a 94 because I will search it out again.
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1/31/2021 - cincybt Likes this wine: 92 Points
As the Good Book says, return to your first love. The Pixie was one of my first loves of Washington syrah. And while I’ve invested in K, Reynvaan and Cayuse over time, this is still brilliant and enjoyable at 13-14 yrs. Forever smitten.
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12/15/2020 - caroleandjay Likes this wine: 92 Points
Deep Purple with garnet meniscus. High viscosity. Nose of plum and cherry with both smoked meats and gravel. Palate showed the same fruit, with the cherry being deep and a bit sour. Smoked meats also prominent on the palate. Great mouthfeel. Full-bodied and the tannins are still present, but not overwhelming in any way - balances with the Med+ acidity and shows both Med+ length and complexity. Very enjoyable at this point.
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5/27/2018 - Doctor Koulodare Does not like this wine:
OUCH CORKED
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1/14/2017 - 8count Likes this wine: 92 Points
yum
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8/16/2015 - Adonisd1956 wrote: 94 Points
Smokey, earthy, funky...like the music I'm listening to. Dark berries, smooth and silky with great velvety tannins. Glad I have more of this. excellent bottle.
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3/1/2015 - jhemming wrote: 89 Points
Similar to previous bottle. Smoke, blue and red fruits. Silky tannins with medium body
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5/4/2014 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine: 90 Points
really nice wine, well integrated, silk mouth, dark colors, syrah spice, medium to long finish. Solid wine, in a very good spot right now
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3/22/2014 - jhemming wrote: 89 Points
Pop n pour. Nice garnet color with smoke and sweet dark fruits on the nose. Lighter body then I was expecting (medium) with velvet mouthfeel and light tannins. Sweet, brambly fruits with a touch of pepper. Smoked toast with mocha. Initially unbalanced with a decent amount of heat on the backend. Smoothed out over a few hrs but still lacking acidity. 89.
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7/28/2012 - garambler wrote: 93 Points
Friends and I tasted this at the winery on 7/28/12. It had a dense, smoky and jammy bouquet of blackberry, plum, pepper, licorice and spice aromas. The palate was dense, layered and beautifully integrated with flavors of blackberry, plum, pepper, licorice, spice and cocoa. 92+
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8/3/2011 - arthrovine wrote: 92 Points
Great smokey brisket nose and flavors in the midpalate that gently yield to a powerful dusty dark chocolate/subdued black fruit lengthy finish. This stuff rocks. Wish I would've filtered vs cheese cloth. Tons and tons of sediment with a pristine cork. 92+
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6/8/2011 - RPerro wrote: 92 Points
Decanted 1 hour. Spicy nose of blackberry and pepper, with some barrel notes. The barrel notes carry over to the palate. Espresso, along with blackberry fruit, rule the day. Very creamy in the mouth, and just a joy to drink. Finish is dark chocolate and espresso...a mocha!
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1/13/2011 - jschmeling wrote: 92 Points
Deep, intense garnet red, gorgeous in the glass. Smokey, bacon fat, dark fruits, pepper, and some floral notes on the nose. It's full body, dense, but a bit bitter on the front when popped and poured. It evolves a bit in the glass with some of the bitterness dissapating. Fruit, alcohol, some acidity, and the finish is very, very long.
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10/17/2010 - DrunkDuck wrote: 94 Points
This wine was certainly worth the effort to bring home from Seattle Washington. Paired nicely with a peppercorn marinated Rib Eye Steak. Lush dark fruit aromatics, lots of blackberry and boisenberry. Full bodied with nice creamy mouthfeel along with a touch of acidity holding the wine together. Not over the top by any means but still super rich. For my palate and the way this wine tasted last night certainly a 93+ for me so I will just give it a 94 because I will search it out again.
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10/3/2010 - joshwoodward wrote: 89 Points
Wine Club: Accidental Syrah Tasting (Bowling Green, OH): Decent, but overdone. On the sweet side, without the balancing acidity of the rest of the group.
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9/12/2009 - Overton wrote:
Very acidic - did not like
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