2008 Bonny Doon Vineyard Syrah Alamo Creek

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  2/17/2015 - Brian Love wrote: 91 Points

  Quite pleasantly surprised after some BD busts - mid body syrah with nice long finish.

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  10/14/2013 - Sijan Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Very old-world style Syrah with savory & earthy notes of smoked meat & iron/minerality. Peppery & herbal. Not much fruitiness here, but that's not a bad thing. This took 30-60 minutes to open up from a pretty reductive state (possibly due to screw-cap) - it initially seemed rather off balance with possible VA issues, but that was remedied by several minutes of exposure to oxygen. A good food wine with a nice acid backbone.

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  5/26/2013 - austinbeeman- austinbeeman.com Likes this wine: 95 Points

  CELLAR SELECTION!
  Even better than when I tasted it on 2/2/2013 at 94pts.
  
  All my tasting notes from 2/2/2013 are still there, but there is a growing richness to the black fruit that puts this wine into even better balance.
  
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  2/2/2013 - austinbeeman- austinbeeman.com Likes this wine: 94 Points

  CELLAR SELECTION!
  
  One of the truly great Syrahs being made in California.
  Rust red color. Smokey, earthy, meats on the nose. Smooth purple plums, that never melt into jelly, mix with lots of pepper and cooked meat. But still very balanced with balanced acidity. In many ways, this is American Cornas.
  
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  7/25/2012 - Jason Rzutkiewicz Likes this wine: 91 Points

  (13.5%) Let me just say upfront that I have been blown away by Bonny Doon’s recent release of Syrah based wines and am yet again smitten with this one. It starts savory/earthy/meaty with dense, smoked plums backed by a peppered, stony minerality before the fruit fades leaving chalky tannins on a lasting, delicious finish. Once again Randall splits the needle with a beautiful balance of old and new world here that is likely to please all. At $35 (if this happens to be in your price range) you pay the full price for admission but you do get your money’s worth… Fantastic stuff!
  
  Wine Geek Notes: 572 cases made, Twist-off

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