Inky color. Dense, ripe, very intense blackberry, plum notes. Olive and sage savory notes. A bit of balsamic on the finish. Still a big bruiser of a wine, this has not evolved much. Very unique flavor profile- more Cali than French.
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Absolutely requires over an hour to open and show its stuff. Patience is rewarded with quite a spectacular wine. Tons of fruit without being over the top. A Syrah that rates with greats of the Northern Rhone.
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Dream tasting (@ Merlet): In the bouquet a lot of dark and ripe forest fruits like blackberries. On the palate a lot of sweet and ripe black berry fruits as well. Some chocolate, beautiful fresh acidity and still powerful but also powdery tannin. Many layers on the palate. Beautiful wine with a future until at least the end of the decade.
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Dreamtasting #5 (Restaurant Merlet, Schoorl): This wine impresses due to its awesome personality, which is very refreshing and pure. Gorgeously seductive mixture of creme de cassis, rspberries, rhubarb and black truffles. Still somewhat tannic and also warm and slightly sweet, but very persistent and convinving. This is a beautiful syrah in an open and international style, but definately deserves its place in the middle of the Hermitage-Barossa-Central Coast-Triangle. 18.5/20
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8/12/2018 - mjf@ulkner wrote: 92 Points
Inky color. Dense, ripe, very intense blackberry, plum notes. Olive and sage savory notes. A bit of balsamic on the finish. Still a big bruiser of a wine, this has not evolved much. Very unique flavor profile- more Cali than French.
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4/6/2017 - Modern Tage Likes this wine: 95 Points
Multi-dimention
and layer upon layer
A breathe taking wine!
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9/26/2015 - grapist Likes this wine: 96 Points
Absolutely requires over an hour to open and show its stuff. Patience is rewarded with quite a spectacular wine. Tons of fruit without being over the top. A Syrah that rates with greats of the Northern Rhone.
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6/8/2013 - Zweder wrote: 94 Points
Dream tasting (@ Merlet): In the bouquet a lot of dark and ripe forest fruits like blackberries. On the palate a lot of sweet and ripe black berry fruits as well. Some chocolate, beautiful fresh acidity and still powerful but also powdery tannin. Many layers on the palate. Beautiful wine with a future until at least the end of the decade.
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6/8/2013 - jkoenen wrote: 94 Points
Dreamtasting #5 (Restaurant Merlet, Schoorl): This wine impresses due to its awesome personality, which is very refreshing and pure. Gorgeously seductive mixture of creme de cassis, rspberries, rhubarb and black truffles. Still somewhat tannic and also warm and slightly sweet, but very persistent and convinving. This is a beautiful syrah in an open and international style, but definately deserves its place in the middle of the Hermitage-Barossa-Central Coast-Triangle. 18.5/20
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