Plush, round, dark fruited syrah with some earthy, graphite notes on the finish. Seemed to be a touch of TCA that was off-putting. Overall a very easy and pleasant wine.
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This wine will scream at you. Some coal, chalk, blackberry and menthol on the nose. You almost know what you're getting into from this point. On the palate, high tannin, devilish octane of power as it slides down. The wine has a juicy, round, full and granite-like structure that's pleasing, but there's no finesse to the wine at all. It's a knock out, a whack on the head, bomb like burst of flavor and hedonism that leaves nothing to the imagination. It's that kind of California Syrah. Nothing special. But that is not to say it's bad, for there's a great deal of intoxication and controlled richness within it's dense structure.
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1/22/2018 - iamandyc wrote: 88 Points
Plush, round, dark fruited syrah with some earthy, graphite notes on the finish. Seemed to be a touch of TCA that was off-putting. Overall a very easy and pleasant wine.
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10/15/2013 - FrugalGlug Likes this wine: 88 Points
This wine will scream at you. Some coal, chalk, blackberry and menthol on the nose. You almost know what you're getting into from this point. On the palate, high tannin, devilish octane of power as it slides down. The wine has a juicy, round, full and granite-like structure that's pleasing, but there's no finesse to the wine at all. It's a knock out, a whack on the head, bomb like burst of flavor and hedonism that leaves nothing to the imagination. It's that kind of California Syrah. Nothing special. But that is not to say it's bad, for there's a great deal of intoxication and controlled richness within it's dense structure.
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4/16/2012 - Weston3220 wrote:
Los Olivos, Santa Barbara (Los Olivos, Santa Barbara): Dusty tannin, quiet simple..in its youth?
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