(Novy Family Wines Syrah Susan's Hill Vineyard) Group's #10 (my #10) – 137 pts; 0, 2, 0, 9 - opaque very dark red violet color; TCA, black fruit nose; black fruit, TCA, sage and oregano palate; short finish (this was from one barrel that was used for a trial of a new filtration company that does cross filtration, and won't be released for sale; ETS testing indicates no high TCA level, but most of us who are sensitive to TCA at this tasting noted TCA type nose and palate--certainly the palate was affected, and the finish was much shorter than any of the other Novy '07s in our tasting)
By Richard Jennings
(Novy Family Wines Syrah Susan's Hill Vineyard) Group's #10 (my #10) – 137 pts; 0, 2, 0, 9 - opaque very dark red violet color; TCA, black fruit nose; black fruit, TCA, sage and oregano palate; short finish (this was from one barrel that was used for a trial of a new filtration company that does cross filtration, and won't be released for sale; ETS testing indicates no high TCA level, but most of us who are sensitive to TCA at this tasting noted TCA type nose and palate--certainly the palate was affected, and the finish was much shorter than any of the other Novy '07s in our tasting)8/10/2009, (See more on RJonWine.com...)