1987 Sean Thackrey Syrah Orion

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 88.6 points

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  2/3/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 87 Points

  Another Saturday at Chevalier...Mostly Blind (Chicago, IL): Tasted double blind. Charming nose, ok flavors. Fully mature black cherry starts off with plenty of charm. Palate isn't perfectly balance with a tart finish. Moderate weight, length and complexity. More interesting than tasty.

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  2/3/2018 - Nanda wrote: 87 Points

  Blind Syrahs at Chevalier (Chicago, IL): Served blind. I really like this nose of savory, funky black fruit with game, blood and black pepper. Nicely layered and complex aromas. The palate however is light, thin and watery with a rustic quality that just doesn't work. 90+ point aromas, but not a complete wine.

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  9/27/2015 - KenK Likes this wine: 91 Points

  A very good drinker at nearly 30 years of age. A dead ringer for a 10 year old CDP. Dark rustic fruit profile with black berry cheeriness. Nice leathery quality with black exotic spices. Well balanced and showing some brawn. Nice and still holding well.

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  12/24/2013 - AndrewSGHall wrote:

  Very much in line with the bottle of 12/23/12 - polished and suave with some basic old red wine qualities that ended up a framing for earthiness and a level of fruit above the bottles of last year. Had some funk on the backbeat and a lovely dry-down with fougere and citron kind of jag. I am not typically a fan of Syrah aging - and yes, that includes Rhone-y types - but this really wrapped up a nice package.

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  12/23/2012 - AndrewSGHall Likes this wine:

  Restrained and polished. Nice depth, a bit of earth and funk. Very nice. (And none of the generic aged notes of earlier bottle.)

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