Great nose: raspberry and chocolate with a hint of cherry. Dark and brooding in the glass, but delightful on the palate with subtle fruit and considerable depth. A bit shallow through the mid-palate, but a strong finish, ending with a bit of anise. Very Good, maybe more. thedrunkencyclist.com
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Coravined. Dark reddish purple in color. Soaring aromas of candied blackberries, licorice, charcoal, loamy soil and hint of pepper. A full bodied palate reveals sweet and ripe blackberries, bitter chocolate and pepper with low acidity, a superb satin texture and a long fruit filled finish. This has become better with age! Nice, ripe CA Syrah at a great price point.
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Well, is there such a thing as "slightly corked"? There was a bit of funk on the nose and curiously even more on the palate. I had hoped that since it was not all that harsh, it would blow off. I guess it did to a certain extent, but still there. Too bad, seems to have good fruit.... thedrunkencyclist.com
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Somewhat muted, purple fruit arommas on the nose, but not a powerhouse. Solid integrated flavors - good fruit-led attack, then drops off in the mid-palet. Some pepper and spice flavors carry into the finish. Hint of tannins. Overall solid - and having purchased from PA closeout sale fo just $15, a fine QPR.
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Popped and poured. This was very tight upon pulling the cork, with a very muted nose and palate. After a bit of time, though, it really opened up nicely with really dark fruit (blackberries) and even a bit of mocha. After initially a bit astringent, it rounded out nicely and expressed fine balance. I think it needs a couple of years still. Decant for at least an hour at this point. Very Good.
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3/3/2015 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 89 Points
Great nose: raspberry and chocolate with a hint of cherry. Dark and brooding in the glass, but delightful on the palate with subtle fruit and considerable depth. A bit shallow through the mid-palate, but a strong finish, ending with a bit of anise. Very Good, maybe more. thedrunkencyclist.com
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2/1/2015 - devraj Likes this wine: 93 Points
Coravined. Dark reddish purple in color. Soaring aromas of candied blackberries, licorice, charcoal, loamy soil and hint of pepper. A full bodied palate reveals sweet and ripe blackberries, bitter chocolate and pepper with low acidity, a superb satin texture and a long fruit filled finish. This has become better with age! Nice, ripe CA Syrah at a great price point.
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12/22/2014 - The Drunken Cyclist wrote: flawed
Well, is there such a thing as "slightly corked"? There was a bit of funk on the nose and curiously even more on the palate. I had hoped that since it was not all that harsh, it would blow off. I guess it did to a certain extent, but still there. Too bad, seems to have good fruit....
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3/17/2013 - Ecoenophile wrote: 89 Points
Somewhat muted, purple fruit arommas on the nose, but not a powerhouse. Solid integrated flavors - good fruit-led attack, then drops off in the mid-palet. Some pepper and spice flavors carry into the finish. Hint of tannins. Overall solid - and having purchased from PA closeout sale fo just $15, a fine QPR.
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8/31/2012 - The Drunken Cyclist wrote: 89 Points
Popped and poured. This was very tight upon pulling the cork, with a very muted nose and palate. After a bit of time, though, it really opened up nicely with really dark fruit (blackberries) and even a bit of mocha. After initially a bit astringent, it rounded out nicely and expressed fine balance. I think it needs a couple of years still. Decant for at least an hour at this point. Very Good.
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