Chili, BBQ, Syrah and Other Things With River Rat (Brian Tuite's Backyard): Poured blind as part of a 6 wine syrah flight. Distinct aromatic, funky and leathery, a kind of horse saddle thing. Very cool and interesting to smell this wine. Balanced and approachable, juicy with same sweet leather, bright acid, tarry, soy and steak sauce and a touch of sweet fruit in the finish.
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This wine is entering it's prime drinking period and should continue to drink well for at least the next 5 years. Decant for at least an hour before drinking.
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Pure silk. The nose had tons of red berries, raspberry compote, slight meatiness, and subdued pepper. The taste was soft and silk with medium-full body. The notes on the pallet matched the nose perfectly with maybe a hint of chocolate. The wine needed about 30 minutes to open up, and it was gone within an hour after that. Awesome stuff.
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1/30/2021 - Kbentley007 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Distinctive olive notes on the nose. Good acidity. Saddle/leathery notes. Could go longer but great now.
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7/28/2018 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Chili, BBQ, Syrah and Other Things With River Rat (Brian Tuite's Backyard): Poured blind as part of a 6 wine syrah flight. Distinct aromatic, funky and leathery, a kind of horse saddle thing. Very cool and interesting to smell this wine. Balanced and approachable, juicy with same sweet leather, bright acid, tarry, soy and steak sauce and a touch of sweet fruit in the finish.
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7/15/2017 - Clrv wrote: 89 Points
Drinking nicely now. Did have a little sediment. Drank at BBQ and did not take notes.
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3/25/2016 - Screameagle Likes this wine: 91 Points
This wine is entering it's prime drinking period and should continue to drink well for at least the next 5 years. Decant for at least an hour before drinking.
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3/24/2016 - ccotton8 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Pure silk. The nose had tons of red berries, raspberry compote, slight meatiness, and subdued pepper. The taste was soft and silk with medium-full body. The notes on the pallet matched the nose perfectly with maybe a hint of chocolate. The wine needed about 30 minutes to open up, and it was gone within an hour after that. Awesome stuff.
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