Super expressive nose bursting with plum sauce, crushed berries, dried herbs, faint tobacco or cigar box, orange peel, olives in brine, and faint white pepper spice.
Palate shows red berry fruit up front, then lots of earth mid-palate, and a mix of both on the finish that was slightly dry and a tiny bit astringent. There is also a little bit of furry tannin left that fleshed out with air. Overall, good wine, I think my previous bottle was slightly better. Drink now - 2026.
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Ripe blackberry fruit is starting to fade a bit with the oak not quite completely integrated. Not sure it will before the fruit is gone. A little astringent on the finish. Last sip was the best. Drink now with a decant.
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2015 Dragonette Cellars Syrah Seven
4/13/2024 - SchlaepDog Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank from a Zalto Den'ark Bordeaux glass.
Super expressive nose bursting with plum sauce, crushed berries, dried herbs, faint tobacco or cigar box, orange peel, olives in brine, and faint white pepper spice.
Palate shows red berry fruit up front, then lots of earth mid-palate, and a mix of both on the finish that was slightly dry and a tiny bit astringent. There is also a little bit of furry tannin left that fleshed out with air. Overall, good wine, I think my previous bottle was slightly better.
Drink now - 2026.
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2009 Beringer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Single Vineyard Marston Vineyard
3/24/2024 - SchlaepDog Likes this wine: 90 Points
Ripe blackberry fruit is starting to fade a bit with the oak not quite completely integrated. Not sure it will before the fruit is gone. A little astringent on the finish. Last sip was the best. Drink now with a decant.
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2019 Dragonette Cellars Chardonnay Rita's Crown Vineyard
3/24/2024 - SchlaepDog Likes this wine: 92 Points
Rich with tropical fruit, lemon curd, and a saline or mineral character. No butterscotch flavors and just enough acidity. Drink now- 2028.
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