1992 Ojai Syrah Santa Barbara County

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  10/11/2015 - jonahfactor Likes this wine:

  (Wine Club Pick-Up Party Tasting) Another library wine offered from magnum. Breathtaking. From first whiff to lingering finish this pumps out primary and secondary aromas and flavors like there's no tomorrow. Beautiful aromatics of dusty cedar, black licorice, campfire smoke and mossy elements that are followed by a gusher of black pitted fruits, dried apricot and peach and are finished by tar, anise and white smoke. Hints at its two decades-plus age only with a hint of rusting at the rim. Oh, to have been able to crack open a bottle of this over a long evening. A case study in why fine wines are art in a bottle.

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  7/8/2008 - Ian S wrote:

  Bought as a bin-end for £6 - seemed a fair punt at the time
  
  More claret in colour than the remnants of red-purple that remain at the core.
  
  The nose is pretty complex, with a plummy earthiness about it, with blackberries & coffee/chocolate in support and somewhat bizarrely reminds me of the aromas around a winery!
  
  On the palate there's juicy freshness to it and whilst not as complex as the nose, always invites another taste. The finish is low key, but there's decent length to it. Tannins are light and soft, but the fruit takes centre stage.
  
  Whilst excellent drinking now, if I had a few bottles, I'd probably ferret one away to see where the wine would go from here.

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