2008 Joseph Swan Vineyards Syrah Trenton Estate

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  1/15/2023 - Doisy Likes this wine: 93 Points

  I guess they hold them for 5 years until they are released in 2013. Started tasting it in 2020 when I picked a few cases on a whim. Very well made Syrah in traditional style from CA grapes. It is very very dark in the bottle due to being unfiltered, you will need to filter it & decant it! Once opened up for a few hours it has black cherry and berry overtones with a long solid finish. Seems to always surprise me every bottle I open over the last few years.

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  4/19/2020 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Over a decade in the bottle and not over the hill by any measure. Rod did well making this Syrah in an old world style from a cooler region of CA. Consumed over 8 hours. Dark almost inky in appearance, unfined and unfiltered, so very little clarity. Aromas of forest floor and black currant, flavors of black cherry and fresh fig with a long lingering finish. Too bad it was my last bottle.

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  4/8/2016 - MRichman wrote:

  Again, a bottle past peak. Drink up.

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  1/14/2016 - MRichman wrote:

  This bottle was fairly advanced, just a little over the hill. Got better with a bit of air. Plush fruit, firm acid, black tar. Fruit was a bit soft and mushy.

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  1/11/2016 - The Wine Write Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Popped and poured. Very nice. A Syrah with more of a Pinot profile.

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