2002 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (121) Avg Score: 92.7 points

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  7/15/2022 - rosenst1 wrote: 88 Points

  Decanted shortly before tasting. Significiant sediment. Very dark almost black. Classic syrah white pepper on the nose; big and a bit hot (15.1 abv) on the palate. 20 years old and still not showing finesse; this wine is a brute and interesting but not enjoyable.

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  7/11/2022 - canan wrote: 93 Points

  Surprisingly, this is quite stunning and in a great state. The fruit is open and lush and the age has certainly improved the wine. Lovely aged flavors of spices, blood and wet leaves but still with a good fruit core. The wine is perhaps a bit to heavy on the alcohol but at the right temperature it works very nicely with the deep and dense flavors.

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  4/25/2021 - Simoncino wrote: 95 Points

  Wowzer of a wine, even after almost 20 years. Black olives, bacon, dark berries on the nose with a massively luscious palate. Yet it's all in perfect balance.

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  7/17/2020 - rosenst1 wrote: 91 Points

  Opened 30 minutes ago then decanted just before tasting. Inky dark red with significant sediment. Rich deep syrah nose with sweet fruit on the finish; no perceptible tannins but this is such a big wine hard to tell. Not a lot of complexity at age 18, so who knows about further aging. Impressive but not that interesting.

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  2/3/2020 - theharve wrote: 97 Points

  what a beast but drinkable with a long decant and some aeration. long life remaining.

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