2009 Briceland Vineyards Syrah Lake County

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  12/27/2013 - Lessthanzero wrote: 91 Points

  Punching way outside of its weight class, this little puppy came off as a northern Rhone. Meaty and complex on the nose with, medium weight and nice (but light) acidity on the palate. Yum.

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  5/21/2013 - CMN Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Blackberry, black cherry, black pepper and bay leaf are knit together in a this full- bodied wine. Very nice savory elements give it complexity and the med+ acidity keeps the wine fresh. Nice lingering finish.
  
  Drank as well on day 4 as it did on day 1. Should be able to age an additional 5+ years. Another very good QPR wine.

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  5/18/2013 - KeithAkers wrote: 90 Points

  Bearserkerfest Day 2- Domaine Wine Storage (Domaine Wine Storage, Chicago IL): Nose: The nose is on the tight side, but there is a nice purity to the tones of dark red cherries, minerals, pepper, and violet tones. There is good balance to the tones as well.
  
  Taste: Full bodied with medium+ acidity and youthful tannins. The structure is very noticeable, but there are well balanced tones of dark red cherries, minerals, pepper, and some chocolate tones as well.
  
  Overall: This is a very young syrah, but one that can improve. There is nice purity to this as well with good structure to boot.

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  6/18/2012 - Degnerman wrote: 90 Points

  Ripe blackberry, pepper and anise flavors finish with tobacco and earth. Will go well with any strong-flavored food.

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  6/2/2012 - maxmanx wrote:

  Enjoyed the meatiness/classic syrah. Decent value at $20.

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