Single piece cork, no sign of seepage Level excellent, no sieving required. Enjoyed over 24h. V: dark crimson rim. Darker centre. This concerned me because it suggested an extracted mess with lots of oak, but the nose reassured me immediately.
Tasty, richer fuller expression of syrah, but i can’t agree with the northern rhone similarities, this is very much southern rhone syrah.
Deep pepper and kirsch liqueur. Tannins very light, long satisfying finish that avoids the flabbiness of many southern rhone syrah bottlings. Alcohol is perceptible.
Overall, a nice plush style syrah with excellent length and tasting well 13y into it.
100%syrah, 15% whole bunches, fermented in concrete, 60mo ageing.
Drink or hold to 2028, limited upside anticipated. 14.5%abv
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One-hour decant through a screened and aerating funnel. Better than the bottle I had in July 2022. Wine’s profile was similar but just had more of everything. Hence the higher rating.
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Really interesting and complex nose of redcurrant, blueberry jam, liquorice vanilla, alcohol and something I can't quite put my finger on. Mint? Palate rather dull in comparison, jammy black plum and cherry. Sticky tannins and a medium spiced finish. Great nose, OK palate rounds this out to 88-89. QGV
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11/16/2023 - Tony Molester wrote:
Single piece cork, no sign of seepage
Level excellent, no sieving required.
Enjoyed over 24h.
V: dark crimson rim. Darker centre. This concerned me because it suggested an extracted mess with lots of oak, but the nose reassured me immediately.
Tasty, richer fuller expression of syrah, but i can’t agree with the northern rhone similarities, this is very much southern rhone syrah.
Deep pepper and kirsch liqueur. Tannins very light, long satisfying finish that avoids the flabbiness of many southern rhone syrah bottlings. Alcohol is perceptible.
Overall, a nice plush style syrah with excellent length and tasting well 13y into it.
100%syrah, 15% whole bunches, fermented in concrete, 60mo ageing.
Drink or hold to 2028, limited upside anticipated.
14.5%abv
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11/22/2022 - OenophilistMN Likes this wine: 88 Points
One-hour decant through a screened and aerating funnel. Better than the bottle I had in July 2022. Wine’s profile was similar but just had more of everything. Hence the higher rating.
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10/14/2021 - Patrik Mellstrom Likes this wine: 89 Points
Svart frukt, peppar, ngt syltig, hög syra medium tanniner, fortfarande mycket frukt trots åldern. Hade kunnat leva ett par år till
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4/14/2021 - Weinberg Falls wrote: 88 Points
Really interesting and complex nose of redcurrant, blueberry jam, liquorice vanilla, alcohol and something I can't quite put my finger on. Mint? Palate rather dull in comparison, jammy black plum and cherry. Sticky tannins and a medium spiced finish. Great nose, OK palate rounds this out to 88-89. QGV
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3/11/2021 - fredfta wrote: 90 Points
🇪🇸 Expresivo, elegante y aterciopelado.
🇵🇹🇧🇷 Acidez dando sinais de declínio.
⭐️ 3.9
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