Served as the first wine sitting down to dinner with friends. Dinner was Ina Garten’s filet bourguignon recipe. Decanted about 90 minutes before serving, wine was not diminished by the 90 minute aeration, but it also didn’t need it. Lighter and more red fruit oriented than most CA syrahs, very little meat or pepper notes. Exceptionally smooth and polished.
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Decanted two hours before serving. Deep purple. Deep dark fruit on the nose along with some tobacco and cigar box. Medium-plus body, medium-plus tannins, medium acid. Sweet rich dark fruit on the palate (especially blackberry) interspersed with some spicy tobacco. Absolutely delicious and certainly a crowd pleaser.
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10/22/2023 - Zweder Likes this wine: 93 Points
USA 2013 tasting by Sander (By SS @ De Ertepeller in Papendrecht): Red and dark berries in the bouquet. On the palate juicy red and dark berries and good freshness. Beautiful wine.
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4/1/2023 - wine4lux Likes this wine: 94 Points
Served as the first wine sitting down to dinner with friends. Dinner was Ina Garten’s filet bourguignon recipe. Decanted about 90 minutes before serving, wine was not diminished by the 90 minute aeration, but it also didn’t need it. Lighter and more red fruit oriented than most CA syrahs, very little meat or pepper notes. Exceptionally smooth and polished.
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10/23/2021 - timothynbond Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted two hours before serving. Deep purple. Deep dark fruit on the nose along with some tobacco and cigar box. Medium-plus body, medium-plus tannins, medium acid. Sweet rich dark fruit on the palate (especially blackberry) interspersed with some spicy tobacco. Absolutely delicious and certainly a crowd pleaser.
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7/21/2021 - Tomato99 wrote:
A little early yet.
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7/11/2021 - Mortgage92 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Score the same, flavors still good, body still medium with moderate finish. Wine has another 5 - 7 years, but I would stay closer to the 5.
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