2010 Epoch Estate Wines Syrah Block B Paderewski Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (38) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  3/5/2023 - brianofthevine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Still big and rich after 13 years. Blackberry, blueberry, and dark cherry fruit. Has a meaty core of black licorice, dark chocolate, graphite, smoked meat, and mineral notes. Well balanced with good acidity, smooth tannins, and long finish. Great now but no rush.

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  7/4/2021 - hrazdiiv Does not like this wine: 87 Points

  Just drank my last bottle and - same notes/observations as my last review. Bad nose, way too much heat coming off the glass (despite being served close to cellar temp). Disappointing, won’t buy more.

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  3/14/2021 - hrazdiiv wrote: 88 Points

  This review will clearly be an outlier, but this wine disappointed - and I am a fan of this genre. Displays a medium/dark ruby red, definitely a couple of shades below the deep purple you might expect but still age appropriate. Initial nose was awful - cough syrup and “heat,” despite being served cellar temperature. I didn’t have a decanter so I just let it sit for an hour or so and it got better: nice notes of dark blackberry, cinnamon, blueberry jam. But the wine was still very one dimensional, with almost no tannin or secondary elements you might be expecting in a 10yr+ bottle. After about three hours (incl 45 min in glass), the wine became all heavy fruit. It just seems out of balance. I’ve had a very mixed experience with this producer, so this does not restore my faith. Not bad - but definitely not close to an elite wine either.

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  10/24/2020 - CotoDC Likes this wine: 95 Points

  The wine as matured and is in an incredible place at this point. Tannins have fully resolved making this a pure, plush and remarkable Syrah cruising into a decade of age with ease.

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  12/23/2019 - Coachron13 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Another excellent Epoch syrah vintage.

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