Beautiful nose of blueberries, blackberries, black currants, sweet cherries, raisins, vanilla, cedar, licorice, metals, cloves, herbs, spices, dark chocolates, vinaigrette and pencil lead.
Full bodied, elegant and smooth, with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruity on the palate with plums, cherries, blueberries, wood, cloves, vanilla, spices, espresso, dark chocolates, peppercorn, pencil lead and earth.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is wonderful Syrah from Napa Valley. Well balanced and enjoyable by itself or with food. Showing great complexity and mouthfeel.
This 20 year old needs 45 minutes to open up properly, and remove the barnyard smell.
I've had this vintage a few years ago, and this is my last bottle. I'm glad it was such an enjoyable wine.
This is gorgeous and delicious. Rich, yet subdued. Elegant and smooth.
Good by itself or with food. I paired it with a BBQ burger.
14.2% alcohol by volume.
95 points.
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Past its prime. Lost its body and soul. Nose is nice but the body is just flat. Tastes more like a young pi of noir than an old Syrah. Decent notes of red licorice. From magnum, decanted, straight from winery. No wonder they were unloaded them....
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Over the hill. Bottle might be corked, but there's enough fruit there to make me think not. Smells like a musty old basement, with flavors to match. Some dark red fruits appear with aeration, but mostly what I get is mustiness, some astringency, and acid. Disappointing. No numerical rating due to uncertainty.
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4/6/2021 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 95 Points
Dark ruby in color with a brick rim.
Beautiful nose of blueberries, blackberries, black currants, sweet cherries, raisins, vanilla, cedar, licorice, metals, cloves, herbs, spices, dark chocolates, vinaigrette and pencil lead.
Full bodied, elegant and smooth, with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry and fruity on the palate with plums, cherries, blueberries, wood, cloves, vanilla, spices, espresso, dark chocolates, peppercorn, pencil lead and earth.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is wonderful Syrah from Napa Valley. Well balanced and enjoyable by itself or with food. Showing great complexity and mouthfeel.
This 20 year old needs 45 minutes to open up properly, and remove the barnyard smell.
I've had this vintage a few years ago, and this is my last bottle. I'm glad it was such an enjoyable wine.
This is gorgeous and delicious. Rich, yet subdued. Elegant and smooth.
Good by itself or with food. I paired it with a BBQ burger.
14.2% alcohol by volume.
95 points.
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8/1/2015 - matthewearl Does not like this wine: 80 Points
Past its prime. Lost its body and soul. Nose is nice but the body is just flat. Tastes more like a young pi of noir than an old Syrah. Decent notes of red licorice. From magnum, decanted, straight from winery. No wonder they were unloaded them....
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10/16/2011 - closetcook Likes this wine: 89 Points
Excellent, really
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2/10/2011 - kosinski wrote:
Over the hill. Bottle might be corked, but there's enough fruit there to make me think not. Smells like a musty old basement, with flavors to match. Some dark red fruits appear with aeration, but mostly what I get is mustiness, some astringency, and acid. Disappointing. No numerical rating due to uncertainty.
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5/8/2010 - Mark Brandon wrote: 91 Points
Deep, Red and Dark, mature fruit. Rich with a long uplifting finish. Glad to have one more.
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