It has been almost five years since enjoying my last bottle and this is even better. Many of the same characteristics, still vibrant red fruit but more spice, cracked pepper, olive and meatiness on the palate; the nose is beautiful with lavender, smoked meat, minerals and olive; tannins are still strong enough to keep this in a cellar for several more years; very balanced and delicious.
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Red fruited and rather simple, without much pepper or spice character. Palate comes across as larger scaled, nice red fruits but a little thin. Probably better in it’s youth.
Vinturied & decanted over an hour, while the nose is screaming good, it has too much lively acid on the backend at this point, which did not come into balance, could be in a disjointed spot, not sure. As far as aging, no issues at this point. Hopefully this his will evolve, or re-evolve. Side note, this was my second btl, appx a year ago, it seemed more integrated.
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11/10/2017 - tcufletch wrote: 94 Points
It has been almost five years since enjoying my last bottle and this is even better. Many of the same characteristics, still vibrant red fruit but more spice, cracked pepper, olive and meatiness on the palate; the nose is beautiful with lavender, smoked meat, minerals and olive; tannins are still strong enough to keep this in a cellar for several more years; very balanced and delicious.
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11/2/2017 - Nutty08 wrote: 87 Points
Red fruited and rather simple, without much pepper or spice character. Palate comes across as larger scaled, nice red fruits but a little thin. Probably better in it’s youth.
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10/9/2017 - wino121 wrote:
Vinturied & decanted over an hour, while the nose is screaming good, it has too much lively acid on the backend at this point, which did not come into balance, could be in a disjointed spot, not sure.
As far as aging, no issues at this point.
Hopefully this his will evolve, or re-evolve.
Side note, this was my second btl, appx a year ago, it seemed more integrated.
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3/11/2017 - keyzirish wrote: 93 Points
Great value...needs 90 mins to open up. Very nice Syrah.
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12/7/2015 - Mountster27 wrote: 93 Points
Same score. Mellowed a bit and coming together nicely.
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