2013 Copain Syrah Hawks Butte Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  1/11/2024 - Cote d'Or Likes this wine:

  Tasted over 2 hrs
  -inky dark purple
  -olive juice bacon fat dark berry
  -med acidity, med weight slightly tangy high-toned dark berry with a hint of earthy rusticity, med tannins
  -lovely complex aromatics, drinking very well now early in its prime tasting window, very nice higher elevation Copain syrah firing on all cylinders

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  8/20/2022 - Cote d'Or wrote:

  Tasted over 1.5 hrs
  -purple red minimal clearing
  -lovely perfumed ripe dark berry wet stone soft wood
  -med acidity, med weight sappy blackberry essence earthy, med tannins
  -lovely now on its prime drinking plateau

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  2/16/2021 - Bottledrainer Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Some of the original fruit has faded but what is left still provides balances to the acidity. Cries out for meat.

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  12/13/2020 - napasoutherner Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Wonderful wine!

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  9/7/2020 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Last bottle we opened of this was way back in 2017. I wanted Syrah tonight so I grabbed my last remaining bottle of the 13 HB from the cellar. As a side note, I was jazzed to see Wells Guthrie get his new project called DuPuis posted this week, with an offer forthcoming of the new wines so I dedicate this wine tonight to Wells and his new success. Plenty of life left in this 2013. Listed ABBV is 13.2%. Has the Wells Guthrie signature Syrah aromatics of potpourri/dried flower, sage and pepper, fueled by the whole cluster used in the wine. It also has the bright acidity that Wells often achieved in the latter stages of his winemaking at Copain: a crunchy red fruited quality, with some added depth of blue fruit, too. Plenty of tannin in the finish, which may soften with more air (as I opened the wine an hour ago). Overall, zesty and bright, nothing heavy here. I look forward to buying the new 2018 DuPuis Baker Ranch Syrah once it its released later this month.....PS, this filled in with air, adding density and texture so please air this wine well to enjoy at its best.

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