Nice smoked meat nose with spices and rich black fruits. Densely packed black cherry, cured meat, asian spices, and mild acidity. Tannins are moderate as well.
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Tasted a second time in a month; how will the notes compare? Ruby inky color, plummy, jammy and syrupy, on the palate, pepper and liquorice, not overly complex but quality.
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Slightly surprised that the 2002 is still kicking around the shelves. Deep inky blackberry hue, ripe pepper, currant fruits, raisin, liquorice, dense and concentrated, ripe but not cooked.
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Drank over two nights, similar thoughts both times. Dark ripe and intense, lots of character and flavour. Mainly blackberry and currant fruit, but with a nice smokey tinge to the nose. Long, long finish with lots of complexity. An excellent value for the $17 I paid in Safeway.
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7/31/2008 - jjclips2 wrote: 88 Points
Nice smoked meat nose with spices and rich black fruits. Densely packed black cherry, cured meat, asian spices, and mild acidity. Tannins are moderate as well.
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6/5/2008 - phantphant wrote: 87 Points
Good tasting Syrah.....
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4/13/2008 - Dulcie and Aylwin wrote:
Tasted a second time in a month; how will the notes compare? Ruby inky color, plummy, jammy and syrupy, on the palate, pepper and liquorice, not overly complex but quality.
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3/26/2008 - Dulcie and Aylwin wrote:
Slightly surprised that the 2002 is still kicking around the shelves. Deep inky blackberry hue, ripe pepper, currant fruits, raisin, liquorice, dense and concentrated, ripe but not cooked.
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10/7/2007 - thebonnydooner wrote: 91 Points
Drank over two nights, similar thoughts both times. Dark ripe and intense, lots of character and flavour. Mainly blackberry and currant fruit, but with a nice smokey tinge to the nose. Long, long finish with lots of complexity. An excellent value for the $17 I paid in Safeway.
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5/13/2006 - timng wrote:
TttNW 37 of 54: strong vanilla and subtle vegetable, body=2, tannin=3.5.
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9/2/2005 - stevemn wrote: 91 Points
I loved this syrah. It's not big and bold, but it's very well made and balanced with lots of tanins.
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