2012 Stolpman Syrah Hilltops

Community Tasting Notes (15) Avg Score: 89.9 points

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  5/29/2021 - Pford2 wrote: 93 Points

  Drink now. This wine was perfect!

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  5/28/2021 - RPerro Likes this wine: 93 Points

  P&P, consumed over 2 days. Lovely wine, right from the pop. Flame-grilled beef, herbs de provence, road tar, espresso and blackberry fruit. Lots of savory flavors, which is one of the main reasons I love Syrah. This was a standout, and drinking beautifully right now, both on day 1 and day 2 (vacu-sealed in the bottle overnight). Lots of life left in this one, but I'd drink soon for maximum enjoyment. Drink now - 2027.

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  1/18/2021 - wkasimer wrote: flawed

  Wine had stained the cork about 2/3’s the way up. Wine was vinegar. This is a quality producer will tr6 another from this winemaker another day.

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  12/31/2020 - wormfarmer Likes this wine: 92 Points

  91/92. The range of opinions here is fun/fascinating to read. Out of the gate this wine is in a quietly beautiful spot: violet pastille and toasted herbs de Provence on the nose, with a delicate/thinly weighted palate with notes of beef reduction, violets, olives. It hummed along for the next two hours quite well, gaining slightly in weight/intensity but mostly staying constant. Was simply lovely with a bacon/preserved lemon/olive laced beef stew. (I'd say plenty of life is left here yet.)

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  12/19/2020 - Sebastian_AF Does not like this wine: 86 Points

  Nose full of herbs like sage and rosemary.
  Good tannin and minerality bring a black fruit almost black olive to the palate.
  
  Not really my style

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