This was decanted off substantial and fine sediment and aired for 30 minutes. This is a beautiful syrah with spot on fruit and light lick of pepper on the back end. It does not linger on the palate too long but there are no rough edges and it is lovely to enjoy
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Uncovered this treasure from a dark corner in my cellar.
14.1% abv. Dark ruby color extends to the edge of the glass. Very aromatic. Boysenberry, cassis, a bit of smoke, a little meat, black olive, pepper and floral overtones. Excellent depth, concentration and length. Grippy and savory but not at all heavy. This wine actually seems to be in a pretty good place. No urgency to drink, very enjoyable!
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Copain Syrah Tasting (My Place - Washington, DC): This was surprisingly closed down (compared to the others). Good stuff inside for sure, it just stayed tight the whole night, even Day 2 it wasn’t as expressive. Gobs of dark fruit on the nose. Structured tannins provide lots of grip, medium acidity. Dense black fruit, iron, smoke, graphite, pepper and violets. Young still, I’d let this sit for three or four years. Damn, Wells’ wine age for quite a while.
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12/22/2023 - VoteferPedro wrote:
This was decanted off substantial and fine sediment and aired for 30 minutes. This is a beautiful syrah with spot on fruit and light lick of pepper on the back end. It does not linger on the palate too long but there are no rough edges and it is lovely to enjoy
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12/24/2022 - bgriffi1 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very nice syrah. Elegant with nice balance of fruit and tannin.
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6/22/2021 - Mike Dildine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Uncovered this treasure from a dark corner in my cellar.
14.1% abv. Dark ruby color extends to the edge of the glass. Very aromatic. Boysenberry, cassis, a bit of smoke, a little meat, black olive, pepper and floral overtones. Excellent depth, concentration and length. Grippy and savory but not at all heavy. This wine actually seems to be in a pretty good place. No urgency to drink, very enjoyable!
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6/17/2018 - pjhr wrote: 91 Points
Tasty blackberry, boysenberry, and earthy notes on the nose and structured palate with residual tannins on the moderate finish.
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5/6/2018 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 89 Points
Copain Syrah Tasting (My Place - Washington, DC): This was surprisingly closed down (compared to the others). Good stuff inside for sure, it just stayed tight the whole night, even Day 2 it wasn’t as expressive. Gobs of dark fruit on the nose. Structured tannins provide lots of grip, medium acidity. Dense black fruit, iron, smoke, graphite, pepper and violets. Young still, I’d let this sit for three or four years. Damn, Wells’ wine age for quite a while.
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