This syrah is loaded with flavors and aromas. The nose is greeted with aromas of dark chocolate, tobacco, coffee, and, at times, smoke. Lots of chocolate flavor on the palate, with some fruit and oaky goodness to back it up. It's a bit thin on the body and has a tart (cranberry) finish. This wine deteriorated as we tasted it over two hours, so pop and pour!
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An Evening of hand shipped Oregon wines with Steve Ruffiner and Lynn Ellen Maas (Home of Lynn Ellen Maas): Another instance where Syrah shows off it's completeness as a wine grape. This one is grown in the Rogue Valley, which is considerably south of the famous Willamette Valley, home of most of Oregon's Pinot Noirs. It is much warmer there, and if this wine is any indication, Syrah has found another home away from home. This is a very nice wine. Super dark color. The nose starts with some rose petals, continues to dark ripe fruit, and then some serious oak. The flavor almost jumps out of the glass with crisp and spicy, but still very elegant, and super fresh, red raspberry, leading to blackberry, and ripe plum. The non fruit flavors like, leather, red licorice, and pepper bring the flavor profile to another level. Superbly balanced, my first impression was "Cote Rotie Style" but as far as I now know, there is no Viognier blended in. Almost full bodied, but very light on its's feet. Superb integration of silky tannins and serious oak. Complex finish. This is probably the most enjoyable wine I have tasted lately. I can't say enough how well the components are in harmony with this wine.
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2/5/2017 - Rayster wrote:
- Crimsom color - Took awhile to open up, but very nice fruit when it finally did after about 2.5 hrs.
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7/31/2011 - Jake112380 wrote: 89 Points
This syrah is loaded with flavors and aromas. The nose is greeted with aromas of dark chocolate, tobacco, coffee, and, at times, smoke. Lots of chocolate flavor on the palate, with some fruit and oaky goodness to back it up. It's a bit thin on the body and has a tart (cranberry) finish. This wine deteriorated as we tasted it over two hours, so pop and pour!
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7/9/2011 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 93 Points
An Evening of hand shipped Oregon wines with Steve Ruffiner and Lynn Ellen Maas (Home of Lynn Ellen Maas): Another instance where Syrah shows off it's completeness as a wine grape. This one is grown in the Rogue Valley, which is considerably south of the famous Willamette Valley, home of most of Oregon's Pinot Noirs. It is much warmer there, and if this wine is any indication, Syrah has found another home away from home. This is a very nice wine. Super dark color. The nose starts with some rose petals, continues to dark ripe fruit, and then some serious oak. The flavor almost jumps out of the glass with crisp and spicy, but still very elegant, and super fresh, red raspberry, leading to blackberry, and ripe plum. The non fruit flavors like, leather, red licorice, and pepper bring the flavor profile to another level. Superbly balanced, my first impression was "Cote Rotie Style" but as far as I now know, there is no Viognier blended in. Almost full bodied, but very light on its's feet. Superb integration of silky tannins and serious oak. Complex finish. This is probably the most enjoyable wine I have tasted lately. I can't say enough how well the components are in harmony with this wine.
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