Don’t take my rating seriously as this is probably the 5th Petite Syrah I’ve had in my life. But this had good flavors and depth without major tannins, so good in my book. Still going strong as well.
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Beautiful cuvee. Has aged well and is drinking impressively and memorably at about 57 to 60 degrees from the pop of the cork through hours later. Dark pronounced well balanced jammy flavors of fruit engulfed in gritty tastes of meat and tobacco. The taste is long lasting as well. One of Larry's better vintages for Rattlesnake petites. Or is it that the rattlesnakes have preserved those grapes well? Only regret is that Dominque's up the street from the White House in DC has been closed now for thirty or so years so can not BYOB this cuvee to enjoy with that restaurant's rattlesnake appetizers. I've got two bottles of this vintage left, one that I'll pop in the near future and the other in 2026 or so.
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I was very pleased with this wine. Inky purple, with dark fruit flavors and a little white pepper. Smooth, with the tannins having enough to make this easy drinking enough for being without food, but was even better when paired with some Italian foods.
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12/25/2023 - levinml wrote: 92 Points
Don’t take my rating seriously as this is probably the 5th Petite Syrah I’ve had in my life. But this had good flavors and depth without major tannins, so good in my book. Still going strong as well.
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9/5/2023 - deadwax Likes this wine:
Good bottle, struck me as starting to show some tertiary notes. Could be more interesting in a couple years.
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4/14/2023 - cultdrinker wrote: 97 Points
Beautiful cuvee. Has aged well and is drinking impressively and memorably at about 57 to 60 degrees from the pop of the cork through hours later. Dark pronounced well balanced jammy flavors of fruit engulfed in gritty tastes of meat and tobacco. The taste is long lasting as well. One of Larry's better vintages for Rattlesnake petites. Or is it that the rattlesnakes have preserved those grapes well? Only regret is that Dominque's up the street from the White House in DC has been closed now for thirty or so years so can not BYOB this cuvee to enjoy with that restaurant's rattlesnake appetizers. I've got two bottles of this vintage left, one that I'll pop in the near future and the other in 2026 or so.
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10/30/2022 - mayakacz Likes this wine:
Tobacco, tar, plum, pepper, blackberry.
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8/31/2022 - sonodoc Likes this wine: 92 Points
I was very pleased with this wine. Inky purple, with dark fruit flavors and a little white pepper. Smooth, with the tannins having enough to make this easy drinking enough for being without food, but was even better when paired with some Italian foods.
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