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Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 92.0 points

  • Decanted and showing moderate sediment.
    8 years since my last assessment of this wine and it's developing nicely.
    Brooding in the glass with scents of smashed blueberry, blackberry pastilles, stewed plum and black cherry with notes of pine, camphor and menthol that weaves in notes of cocoa, baking spice, melted black licorice, leather, forest floor, crushed violets and hints of herbs.

    Full bodied and bold on the palate that shows powerfully gripping tannins and full-mid-palate density. Acidity, though outweighed by the tannins, keeps the wine lifted through the back end. Flavors of blueberry compote, prune, blackberry pastilles and plum sauce meet notes of wild herb, black licorice, dried violets, leather, pine resin, earth and coca. The finish pulls with tannic force and lingers with authority. This wine still has some years on it.

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  • Showing zero signs of decline, this one poured an inky black into the glass. Nose of black and purple fruit, baking spices. The entry was a lot of young black fruit, olive tapenade. Very robust with a rounded mouthfeel up front. Finishes with sweeter roasted cedar tannin but surprisingly there was a lot more tannin on the finish than I had thought there would be. Hint of roasted BBQ meats to the finish. This one could go another five years in my opinion, and might even improve a bit on the finish in the next one or two.

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  • This bottle was far more expressive than the last one I tasted in 2016. 45- minute decant. Dark black-ruby color. Blueberry and black currant notes on the nose and palate, with a hint of chocolate. Very full-bodied. This wine is heavy and kicks butt; not for the faint of heart. Can likely age far longer than the 2013-2019 CT Community Drink Dates, IMO.

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  • Thick and inky with blackberries and currants.

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  • No detailed notes.... but decanted for >1hr and served with roasted leg of lamb... inly black. soft, rich nose, purple fruits and eucalyptus/menthol hints. Palate follows, but is more subtle. Tannins are still holding on...

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  • By Stephen Tanzer
    May/June 2011, IWC Issue #156, (See more on Vinous...)

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  • By Richard Jennings
    4/28/2012, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 91 points

    (Relic Wines Petite Sirah Old Vines) Opaque black red violet color; tar, tart black fruit nose; tight, tar, tart black fruit palate; medium-plus finish

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