2007 Novy Family Wines Syrah Russian River Valley

Community Tasting Notes (62) Avg Score: 89.4 points

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  4/21/2020 - GrapeScott wrote: 90 Points

  I'm kind of amazed at how good this wine still is. Hard to believe this is a 13 year old CA syrah. Pours a youthful opaque purple with explosive aromas of game, black pepper, black olive and blackberry. Smokey and seductive, with black fruit flavors and a floral lift, nice acidity, and silky tannins. Did I mention "black"? Somewhere between Aussie and Northern Rhone in style. Bigger than I usually enjoy them, but damn, Adam and Dianna made some great syrah back in the day.

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  4/15/2019 - GrapeScott wrote: 92 Points

  This is shockingly good for a wine I paid $7 for on Lot18. I have also not taken particularly good care of this wine at times, as it spent a few years in a NYC closet. This has a Cote Rotie light quality to it, with some garrigue, black olive, and a lovely floral lift. I can’t believe how well this is drinking.

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  3/7/2017 - onthenose Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Hint of smoke on the nose and color is very deep and rich. In the mouth a nice pepper spice emerges and transforms to red fruit flavors. Dried cherry, blackberry and cranberry stood out.

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  12/9/2015 - worbx Likes this wine:

  Has a good funky note on opening the bottle, with some dark fruit behind that. There's a little sharpness to the flavor, and as it opens up some bright red fruit comes out. Tannins start to come out a little, but this is still light on the tannins.

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  3/13/2015 - onthenose wrote: 90 Points

  Very deep color, almost black. Slightly dry mouthfeel, and slightly tart. Decant to soften.

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