Nose is flawless for aged French syrah from a fine producer and hilly terrain: rich and meaty, hint of smoke, vanilla, slight earthiness (milking barn) and good fruit. Sweetly fruity and dry arrival with balanced acidity, low tannin. Development in the palate is fair, with round mouth-feel and moderate fruit, neither a bomb nor lean one. Finishes with lingering balsamic notes. Lovely. Bottle #2 of two.
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Seems like half a tree wound up in this bottle. Big nose of smoky oak, with espresso and some meatiness. But on the palate, the oak overpowered so much, clipping the finish and leaving a hard edge to the wine. Never fleshed out, and by day 2 it was a hard shell of itself.
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very dark color. needed a day to come into its own. peppery bacon, dark fruit and black olives with a touch of funk. med. bodied and nice notes of pepper and meat on the finish.
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3/1/2013 - Hodby Likes this wine: 88 Points
Nose is flawless for aged French syrah from a fine producer and hilly terrain: rich and meaty, hint of smoke, vanilla, slight earthiness (milking barn) and good fruit. Sweetly fruity and dry arrival with balanced acidity, low tannin. Development in the palate is fair, with round mouth-feel and moderate fruit, neither a bomb nor lean one. Finishes with lingering balsamic notes. Lovely. Bottle #2 of two.
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12/14/2008 - mburke wrote:
really nice, wish I had more.
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9/17/2007 - bknysak wrote: 85 Points
Seems like half a tree wound up in this bottle. Big nose of smoky oak, with espresso and some meatiness. But on the palate, the oak overpowered so much, clipping the finish and leaving a hard edge to the wine. Never fleshed out, and by day 2 it was a hard shell of itself.
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6/12/2007 - br wrote:
very dark color. needed a day to come into its own. peppery bacon, dark fruit and black olives with a touch of funk. med. bodied and nice notes of pepper and meat on the finish.
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