2009 Dunham Cellars Syrah

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  8/6/2018 - Mark Brandon Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Needs a couple more years, but with a decant was excellent. Blue/black fruit-forward, oak is starting to settle, definite charcoal and savory notes behind the fruit. Not peaking yet.

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  1/31/2017 - sophiesmom Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Perfect smooth black fruit with good oak but not too many tannins. Blackberry and tobacco. Well balnced and medium to short finish.

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  8/17/2016 - bjamesclark wrote: 92 Points

  Allowed to decant for 3+ hours.
  Explosive aromas spout from the glass carrying intense scents of boysenberry, marrionberry, blackberry and plum are heavily laced with scents of graham cracker crumbs, cinnamon, vanilla, violets, pastry dough, black licorice and milk chocolate.
  On the palate rich texture with medium to medium-plus density. Ripe, soft tannins and juicy berry acidity. Flavors confirm the nose with rich flavors of boysenberry, blackberry, marionberry, and plum with graham, vanilla, violets, cinnamon, milk chocolate, black licorice and freshly proofed pastry dough.
  Expressive through the lingering finish. Still a rock solid fruit forward syrah.

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  7/20/2015 - psjj Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Fairly oak-ey and a lot of the fruit flavor was absent. Still, it was smooth and pleasant and had somewhat smokey, saline components to it.

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  4/26/2015 - Mark Brandon wrote: 90 Points

  No idea where this will head. SO BIG and OAKY. Gonna wait for at least 3 years to see where it lands. My instinct is that it will be terrific down the road a good ways.

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