2012 Nickel & Nickel Syrah Darien Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  5/3/2020 - RAD2626 wrote: 90 Points

  Wonderful fruit. Not complicated but lovely wine.

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  4/1/2020 - Opussnob Likes this wine: 92 Points

  One of my favorite wines..
  Still has a couple of years left in it.

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  3/20/2020 - Hadden wrote:

  Good. Close to being past it’s prime

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  11/13/2019 - pgrzesik Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I am normally not a fan of California's interpretation of syrah - but this wine totally rocks! Easily one of the best syrah, if not the best syrah I've had from the states.
  
  It pours a very dark red. The nose is quite elegant with lots of BBQ potato chips on the nose, sun roasted raisins, and hints of dark fruit. It is medium bodied, tannins nicely integrated, easy drinking, and very flavorful. Good stuff right here! Was very pleasantly surprised at how good it really is and drinks above it price point. In a nice spot now and will continue drinking well over the next few years. Would absolutely buy again!

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  11/19/2018 - dac2849 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Appearance - Dark garnet/ruby color, reflective, clear @ edge, good body/legs - 3/3
  Aroma/Bouquet - Black & blue fruit, spice, some vanilla, slight mineral & vegetal - 5/6
  Taste - Blackberry/blueberry, spice, slight tannin, not too hot (alc.), again slight vegetal - 5.5/6
  Aftertaste - Black & blue fruit continue, tannins fade, some spice on the back end - 3/3
  Overall - Very good complex wine with fruit and mineral entities - 2/2
  
  * Note - This evaluation is based on the American Wine Society 20-point scale, then interpolated into a 100-point score.

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