2016 Road 13 Syrah Malbec

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  8/24/2019 - KillerJones Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Dark as midnight ... on a moonless night! Not a wine for the faint of heart.
  
  Spicy aromas, with hints of cinnamon & cardamom. However, on the palate it is super dry - with green pepper beginning & and red pepper finish. It is softening - but this I like.
  
  Loads of interesting flavors in over 3 hours: olives, paprika, mushroom, & earth. This wine always keeps me interested.

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  6/24/2019 - Dave Dewar wrote:

  Decanted 90 minutes. Dark purple. Classic Okanagan profile of raspberry jam, green wood, spice. Medium-full body, M/M+ acidity, XD, M/M+ tannins. Long finish. I know most of the grapes for this wine are actually from the neighbouring Similkameen Valley, not the Okanagan Valley proper, but wow does this ever take me back.

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  9/24/2018 - KillerJones Likes this wine: 89 Points

  From the Winery Of The Year comes a grippy, peppery Syrah - tempered with the fruity, lushness & blue lift of Malbec.
  
  Sweet blueberry & violets are threaded through the plum & wild blackberry fruit - ripely lush on the palate and propped by soft tannins.
  
  The finish is a pastille, sweetened espresso. I preferred the '15 vintage but will let this one cellar longer and review.

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