2016 Quivet Cellars Syrah Hulda Block Las Madres Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 93.5 points

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  6/11/2023 - nihraguk wrote:

  Peppery, meaty, lots of olives, smooth and polished on the palate. Modern, definitely new world. Not my kind of wine, but that's purely subjective - I can see how others would appreciate the smoothness and polish.

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  1/3/2023 - EMark Likes this wine:

  This wine opens with a nice subdued suggestion of mixed fruits--I almost ger raspberry, but I, also, almost get blueberry. Very nice. A terrific level of noticeable tannin gives a "powdery" mouthfeel and maintains the wine's sturdiness. Nice mid-palate savoriness. Somewhat more than medium-bodied. Mid-length aftertaste. Certainly, not a powerhouse big attention-grabbing wine. Rather, a very satisfying wine for what it is--a wine that you want to have more of.

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  7/9/2021 - GQG Likes this wine: 94 Points

  With a 2 hour decant this beauty is hitting the palate with rich and full-bodied raspberry, dark cherry, cacao, white pepper, lively acidity, smooth tannins, and finishes with awesome length. With a 4+ hour decant it just goes deeper, darker, and more delicious.
  
  This is an interesting wine in the sense that it offers a good example of the tannin contribution from stems in addition to tannins that derive from seeds and skins. Ya, it's a Syrah, so there's that (for you Cab aficionados), but the tannins from the stems present in a smooth and herbal way that this wine highlights. More dimensions are good, right? Here that's true. Super smooth and delicious, and after 9 hours it's still wonderfully fruity and fresh! Stems = freshness = long life, but not always; stems are extremely powerful and sometimes can dominate a wine in an unpleasant way. Here Mike Smith got it way right!

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  3/26/2021 - oceanspirit Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Love this wine! Lamenting that it's my last bottle. Similar to past reviews, but decanted for 90 minutes in the glass. Combined mineral, tart and fruit flavor. Very drinkable, hearty Syrah. My 2019 review mentions our rescue pup; she's now 2, and doing fabulous! This bottle will continue to mature, but great now.

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  1/27/2021 - Venezia wrote: 92 Points

  Big and meaty. Olive. Dark fruits

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