2003 Turley Petite Syrah Hayne Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (80) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  1/20/2024 - BernieMSY Likes this wine: 97 Points

  I was looking for something rich, dense and satisfying to drink on a cold, snowy winter night. This one certainly fit the bill and delivered the goods.
  Decanted for 2 1/2 hours prior to evaluation
  Extremely dark purple color; blackberry nose
  Incredibly concentrated fruit notes of plum and currant qlong with grape hard candy. Secondary notes of tobacco and roast meat. Tannins are present but unobtrusive. Plush mouthfeel with a healthy dose of mouthwatering acidity that cuts through the dense primary flavors while refreshing the palate. Outstanding effort!

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  1/1/2024 - Stufonhead wrote: 91 Points

  Best after at least a few hours of air.

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  1/6/2023 - ginfizz wrote: 95 Points

  Delicious

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  11/23/2022 - BernieMSY Likes this wine: 95 Points

  3 hour decant.
  Rich, deep, and delicious. The fruit is still fresh and deeply present.

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  2/27/2022 - Stufonhead wrote: 91 Points

  At first seemed monolithic, dark sweet fruit without much depth - almost artificial in flavor, reminded me of grape bubble gum, which was puzzling to find in this 19 year old wine; however, with a few hours in the decanter, the nose brought tertiary aromas to the party, and the flavor profile also gained some depth, although the fruit did retain a pruny quality to it. Hard to gauge which way this is going. Maybe my bottles have been cooked or they're not ready. Certainly don't seem oxidized but don't seem young and fresh either - very little in the way of tannic structure, although acid seems to be holding up well. Based on what I'm reading from other CTers, either aged petit sirah doesn't jive with me, or my bottles are off.
  
  I'm gonna go with a longer decant on the next bottle. Give it at least a couple hours.

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