Drank from a split. Sweet black fruit on the nose with leather, spice, and menthol. There was some heat initially that blew off, and this became exceptionally balanced. For full disclosure, I've drank ALOT tonight, but this greatly surpassed my expectations. Simple, but a crowd pleaser.
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14.3% alcohol. This really has hit a nice stride. Blueberry and pepper on the nose, with a meaty edge that comes out on the palate. Somewhat brawny and quite spicy, another great barbecue accompaniment. A-
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5/17/2012 - garetjax_kison wrote: 89 Points
Popped and poured with dinner. Meaty notes on the palate. Some spice (cinnamon) on the nose when initially opened. A warm weather syrah "palette".
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7/2/2011 - cbkamp Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drank from a split. Sweet black fruit on the nose with leather, spice, and menthol. There was some heat initially that blew off, and this became exceptionally balanced. For full disclosure, I've drank ALOT tonight, but this greatly surpassed my expectations. Simple, but a crowd pleaser.
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2/6/2011 - RSK wrote:
This took awhile to come around, but it's fantastic now (day three). Lush and spicy, but with enough acidity to keep it fresh.
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12/5/2010 - pwarms wrote: 85 Points
rather thin....maybe I had a bad bottle compared to everyone else...hmm
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10/3/2010 - gutt22 wrote:
14.3% alcohol. This really has hit a nice stride. Blueberry and pepper on the nose, with a meaty edge that comes out on the palate. Somewhat brawny and quite spicy, another great barbecue accompaniment. A-
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