This bottle was more accessible than a couple other bottles in the last year and a half.....there was a bit more nose/aroma.....savory syrah flavors and no appreciable funk
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P&P; not as enjoyable as the previous bottle. Nice funk and bright red and black fruit at first but took on a sour, acidic profile later on that made it tedious to drink. I see another recent note had the same experience as I did. Bottle variation maybe? Bought the two bottles I've opened from the same auction lot. No idea how to call the drinking window. Maybe better with more age?
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Vinturied into decant, tuff one to pin down. Ballard canyon funk all over the nose and color, from there it became loose and somewhat disjointed..acidic and unbalanced. It work with food but became tedious after that. Not sure on the drink window either, now thru 2026-7? I personally will hold my 2 btls for a couple more years.
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Dark ruby/ purple color - minimal rim clearing Medium plus intensity aromas of ripe red/ blue fruit with characteristic smoked meat and green herb in background - definitely fruit forward on the nose Medium plus body with palate of ripe/ sweet red and black fruit with hints of green - fruit driven and delicious but lacking in complexity Medium acidity with medium plus ripe tannin structure Medium plus alcohol with moderately long fruit driven finish Quite enjoyable - definitely not to be confused with Rhone wine however and definitely in the California camp
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9/11/2023 - thalver wrote:
This bottle was more accessible than a couple other bottles in the last year and a half.....there was a bit more nose/aroma.....savory syrah flavors and no appreciable funk
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8/6/2023 - RPerro wrote: 88 Points
P&P; not as enjoyable as the previous bottle. Nice funk and bright red and black fruit at first but took on a sour, acidic profile later on that made it tedious to drink. I see another recent note had the same experience as I did. Bottle variation maybe? Bought the two bottles I've opened from the same auction lot. No idea how to call the drinking window. Maybe better with more age?
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11/24/2022 - wino121 wrote: 90 Points
Vinturied into decant, tuff one to pin down.
Ballard canyon funk all over the nose and color, from there it became loose and somewhat disjointed..acidic and unbalanced.
It work with food but became tedious after that.
Not sure on the drink window either, now thru 2026-7?
I personally will hold my 2 btls for a couple more years.
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10/12/2022 - Dale Rattles Likes this wine: 89 Points
Nice nose of tar and fruit, medium-full bodied but slightly thin on the mid-palate and finish. Pretty good QPR and should get better in another year.
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8/10/2022 - dsamuel Likes this wine: 91 Points
Dark ruby/ purple color - minimal rim clearing
Medium plus intensity aromas of ripe red/ blue fruit with characteristic smoked meat and green herb in background - definitely fruit forward on the nose
Medium plus body with palate of ripe/ sweet red and black fruit with hints of green - fruit driven and delicious but lacking in complexity
Medium acidity with medium plus ripe tannin structure
Medium plus alcohol with moderately long fruit driven finish
Quite enjoyable - definitely not to be confused with Rhone wine however and definitely in the California camp
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