2012 Copain Syrah Halcon Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 88.8 points

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  6/16/2022 - drrobvino wrote: 87 Points

  Nice, soft Syrah, black fruits, some stems and soil, pepper, briary.
  Tannins seem quite resolved and lacking acidity for my taste.
  Drink now through 2023 or so.

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  2/27/2022 - z_willus_d wrote: 90 Points

  Being hugely enthusiastic about the Halcon vineyard in Yorkville Highlands while under its erstwhile owners, I just had to spring for this wine as a one-off purchase when I saw it amongst a couple other old Copain Syrah. It seems like folks were getting down on Copain's Syrah during this era for being too austere and "fruitless." I think they were just going for a different sytle, and this one really nails it. Nothing in this wine points to anything Californian. It's even more stony, structured, and earth nuanced than the many other Halcon Syrah I've tasted. The fruit, what of it there is, hides behind all the structure and still potent tannin wall. I think this gives a very interesting early look at the Halcon vineyard and what it can offer for Cool climate syrah grapes. The wine certainly wasn't a knock your socks off power house, and it probably does want a touch more fruit to balance the structural elements, but its also fierce and pointed with no signs of drying out or age. A very nice one to take a flyer on for 20USD.

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  8/24/2020 - Rich S wrote: 87 Points

  Popped and poured. Wine seemed a bit shut down on the nose with very little coming through other than some tart black fruits and maybe a bit of floral notes. Lots of acid on the palate. Drank better with food than on its own. Missing a lot of the savory elements I was hoping for. Not sure if the wine is shut down a bit or just not one of their best.

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  10/9/2018 - Patr34fl wrote:

  1/2 Toms

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  9/7/2018 - cartime wrote:

  Needs time or air.

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