2014 Bonny Doon Vineyard Syrah X-Block Bien Nacido Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 90.1 points

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  11/11/2021 - Broch6833 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  The last of my fire sale Bonny Doons, this was a good syrah. A little dust on top, with good fruit underneath. Moderate finish, soft tannins.
  
  As has been the case with everything else I bought, a good value at the price I paid, but probably not worth the regular price.

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  6/22/2021 - Baron Slick wrote: 94 Points

  Bright, tensile, and full bodied, this shows tons of verve and personality. It delivers inviting aromas of dark fruit, graphite, asphalt, and wet earth. The palate is vibrant, savory, and a shade salty, with fine tannin and plenty of fruity goodness to balance the gorgeous, spice-inflected and licorice flavor profile. Absolutely delicious.

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  7/19/2020 - OhPorto wrote: 89 Points

  Much better than the first bottle. The overpowering eucalyptus note was absent, the wine was a little riper, and overall a nice cool weather syrah.

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  12/26/2019 - OhPorto wrote: 87 Points

  If powerful cool-climate syrah is your thing you'll probably dig this. Strong, almost overpowering hit of eucalyptus on the nose (almost like drinking wine in a freshly cleaned steam bath), with a nice herbaceous undercurrent only teasing a hint of fruit. The fruit is a little more evident on the palate but not much, the dominant notes being those of the nose. I got this on sale for $32, which I guess is fair. Finish bitter enough I'm tempted to say "aspirin-y." Tannins polished and well integrated. Not a huge fan but I'll reevaluate my other bottle in a year or so.

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  6/7/2019 - wagging_tail wrote:

  Good a but $42!!

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