2010 Novy Family Wines Syrah Santa Lucia Highlands

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  3/25/2018 - timbobwhite Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Last bottle from a case. Beginning (just now) to show secondary character. To this point, dominant black olive tape
  nade character.

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  12/19/2015 - Lazlo Toth wrote: 90 Points

  375 ml bottle so more mature than a regular bottle of the same vintage and a good foreshadowing of what the regular bottle will be like in 1-2 years. Opaque Purple. Some minimal bricking. Tight nose of flint and sour cherry after pouring, but as the wine opens up this becomes more of a floral olive bouquet with smoky undertones. Palate is a peppery, buttery mix of black cherry and olive tapenade. Medium plus acidity with smooth, well integrated tannins and a medium long finish which gets shorter as the wine opens up. This is in a good place and has a great QPR. More complex than similarly priced wines. Very good with red meat and smoked cheeses. Would not hold half-bottles longer as it is peaking in this format.

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  2/26/2015 - EvanJB wrote: 90 Points

  Light fruit, but nice. Front palate excellent, mid is good, drops off at finish. Overall very pleasant.

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  11/3/2014 - timbobwhite Likes this wine: 90 Points

  PNP. Nose gets a little perfumed at 1 hour. Still olive tapenade, but very good with dinner. I hope these last long enough for me to see what comes over time.

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  10/25/2014 - timbobwhite Likes this wine:

  Black to deep purple edges. Nose of Olive Tapenade (first time for this for me) with a bit of blackberry. Rich, ripe with a nice finish. Very good with roast beef sandwiches and cheese. Note from memory so no score. We both liked this. Glad we have 8 more left. Will be interested in seeing how this develops over the next 2-3 years.

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