2008 Epoch Estate Wines Syrah Block B Paderewski Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  12/30/2023 - kernelguy Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Very dark ruby with slight brick color. High tearing. On the nose, scent of savory plums, pencil shavings, with mild soy sauce that dissipates with decant.
  
  Full body, medium/low acidity. Still surprisingly structured with good grippiness to keep the sweetness from being cloying. Notes of licorice and dark fruit.
  
  One of the most interesting Syrahs I’ve tasted. Very complex with a silky, rounded, luxurious mouthfeel. Probably a little bit past peak. Needed a solid 2 hours of decant to get rid of a little bit of funk and to balance it out

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  11/29/2021 - brianofthevine Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Whoa, what an absolutely gorgeous wine right now! Full bodied and rich with blackberries and blueberries up front. Wonderful creamy texture with black licorice, cracked pepper and floral notes. Smooth, supple tannins and a great long finish. Just sublime right now but will easily go many more years.

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  11/14/2020 - PortFanatic wrote: 93 Points

  Decanted 3 hours. Big. A bit monolithic, but smooth. Definitely some heat . Alcohol is 16.4%? Ok. That's dry Port. Impressive and delicious. Very drinkable right now.

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  1/16/2020 - mjf@ulkner wrote: 93 Points

  Deep purple color. Full bodied, rich ripe plum and black currant fruit. Some black olive and leather on the finish. Dense and brooding. Potential for future aging.

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  9/9/2017 - Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Lovely single-vineyard (single-block, I guess) expression of 100% Syrah from Paso Robles. Nothing fancy but it evolved after decanting and pouring over 90 minutes and kept getting more balanced.

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