"The mind is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Chicago, IL): This started off really smoky (as in cigarette ash) and I quipped that Bachelet probably made this wine. It really wasn't very good, with that herbal green note and the unpleasant smoky tones. Revisiting this in the glass with half an hour of air, this started to just show some mild pyrazines and the fruit really started to come out more prominently.
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Syrah Night with an Expanded Version of Our Tasting Group (Bear and Star, Los Olivos, CA): Young, vibrant, ethereal -- a singular wine. Light raspberry and strawberry nose along with a muted array of stone and spice. Gentle and seamless on the palate, yet elusive at the same time. More airy strawberry and some pepper flavors. Expansive finish. A unique expression of Syrah, and undeniably a rewarding one too.
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Visite chez Dagueneau: Nez de fruit noir, de jambon avec du poivre. Un vin encore jeune, juteux et frais, avec des tanins soyeux. Très bel équilibre et persistance aromatique. Superbe. 92 pts
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Served without a decant. Great nose of sweet spice, red plum, earth and background black pepper. Still very vibrant. The palate has dried up somewhat with much less overt fruit.
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11/10/2022 - acyso wrote: 90 Points
"The mind is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Chicago, IL): This started off really smoky (as in cigarette ash) and I quipped that Bachelet probably made this wine. It really wasn't very good, with that herbal green note and the unpleasant smoky tones. Revisiting this in the glass with half an hour of air, this started to just show some mild pyrazines and the fruit really started to come out more prominently.
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12/19/2018 - JonnyG Likes this wine: 96 Points
Syrah Night with an Expanded Version of Our Tasting Group (Bear and Star, Los Olivos, CA): Young, vibrant, ethereal -- a singular wine. Light raspberry and strawberry nose along with a muted array of stone and spice. Gentle and seamless on the palate, yet elusive at the same time. More airy strawberry and some pepper flavors. Expansive finish. A unique expression of Syrah, and undeniably a rewarding one too.
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12/26/2016 - JOsgood wrote:
Ripe and hard to drink. Not really advanced and still tasting young, just the underlying materials weren't all that impressive.
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7/13/2016 - d'Artagnan wrote: 92 Points
Visite chez Dagueneau: Nez de fruit noir, de jambon avec du poivre.
Un vin encore jeune, juteux et frais, avec des tanins soyeux. Très bel équilibre et persistance aromatique. Superbe. 92 pts
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5/15/2015 - tinybubbles Likes this wine: 92 Points
Served without a decant. Great nose of sweet spice, red plum, earth and background black pepper. Still very vibrant. The palate has dried up somewhat with much less overt fruit.
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