Decanted ~1 hour, a few small pours consumed over 2+ hours. Dark in the glass, and fairly dense although not heavy. Black cherries, blackberry pie, slightly savory, hints of tar and pepper and oak, good acidity, a touch of burn from the 15.0% abv (especially on the nose). Pretty nice overall alongside grilled beef, baked beans, potato salad, etc., but unfortunately marred a little bit for me by the heat. No rush if you have these.
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Not decanted, one glass consumed over ~30 minutes. I wasn't able to pay close attention to this but my general impressions are of dark berries, black olives, hints of savory meat and menthol. Nice finish, decent depth, medium acidity and structure...a very nice CA syrah.
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Black olive, ripe cherry, smoked bacon, bitter chocolate. Pronounced, good intencity. Med+ body, med acidity. Vibrant, deep and savoury on the palate. Excellent to go with duck confit or any hearty meal. Lentghy finish adds a lot of character.
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5/28/2016 - bretrooks wrote: 89 Points
Decanted ~1 hour, a few small pours consumed over 2+ hours. Dark in the glass, and fairly dense although not heavy. Black cherries, blackberry pie, slightly savory, hints of tar and pepper and oak, good acidity, a touch of burn from the 15.0% abv (especially on the nose). Pretty nice overall alongside grilled beef, baked beans, potato salad, etc., but unfortunately marred a little bit for me by the heat. No rush if you have these.
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4/10/2016 - acidqueen wrote: 91 Points
Dark purple red. Still very young and tight. Blackberry, tar, meat. Needs a lot of time but going to be very good. Wait til at least 2020.
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1/26/2016 - BigBoy_Sonoma Likes this wine: 82 Points
black fruit, leather, earthy, cedar, pepper, smokey oak. B-
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11/1/2015 - bretrooks wrote:
Not decanted, one glass consumed over ~30 minutes. I wasn't able to pay close attention to this but my general impressions are of dark berries, black olives, hints of savory meat and menthol. Nice finish, decent depth, medium acidity and structure...a very nice CA syrah.
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8/14/2015 - oly172006 wrote: 91 Points
Black olive, ripe cherry, smoked bacon, bitter chocolate. Pronounced, good intencity. Med+ body, med acidity. Vibrant, deep and savoury on the palate. Excellent to go with duck confit or any hearty meal. Lentghy finish adds a lot of character.
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