A bit big for my tastes. This has big nose of dark fruit, violet, notes of oak, hints of smoked meat. The palate is big, ripe, and a touch hot. There is plenty of fruit and noticeable oak. The finish is a bit off. This may improve with time, but it is definitely not one of the better wines I've had from Charles Smith.
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Better than I was expecting. Dark ruby at the core, fading to a brick rim. The nose shows off smoke, ripe black and blue berry fruit, leather, and rocks. These notes are echoed on the palate, showing off mostly resolved med(-) tannins and med acidity. There is a med length and enjoyable finish. The wine is drinking quite well now, I'd drink up by 2015. Nice.
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10/16/2020 - CDStrombom Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still drinking well. Truly enjoyable. Still a bit of funk on the palate.
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2/13/2015 - WAWINEFAN wrote: 90 Points
Not as big as some other typical Washington Syrah's, but very nice. It has a very smooth finish and is drinking nicely right now. Drink up!
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9/14/2014 - mnoljo wrote: 90 Points
Inky purple. a lot of black fruit with a slightly syrupy finish.
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7/28/2014 - jnewman77 wrote:
A bit big for my tastes. This has big nose of dark fruit, violet, notes of oak, hints of smoked meat. The palate is big, ripe, and a touch hot. There is plenty of fruit and noticeable oak. The finish is a bit off. This may improve with time, but it is definitely not one of the better wines I've had from Charles Smith.
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6/11/2014 - drrobvino wrote: 89 Points
Better than I was expecting. Dark ruby at the core, fading to a brick rim.
The nose shows off smoke, ripe black and blue berry fruit, leather, and rocks. These notes are echoed on the palate, showing off mostly resolved med(-) tannins and med acidity. There is a med length and enjoyable finish. The wine is drinking quite well now, I'd drink up by 2015. Nice.
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