2018 Montes Alpha Syrah

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  9/25/2023 - Robhib Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Liked it a lot

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  9/9/2023 - henry_chinaski wrote: 88 Points

  Savory aromatics and flavors, though I found the mouth a bit vegetal and thin. Definitely not the 2017. Aerated and decanted approximately 30 min prior to consumption.

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  11/7/2022 - oldwines Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Tasted at a charity tasting event sponsored by a large NJ retailer. Dark garnet purple, a little purple in Syrah is expected. Very oaky and rich, seems pretty well balanced though. Dark fruit on the ripe side with rather tannic edge. I think this would have been a better wine with less new oak than they aged this with. But it seems like it had good material to start with.

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  10/24/2022 - Ajvandet Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nose reminds me of Pinot noir. Needs a few hours to decant. It’s jammy with licorice and a silky finish

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  2/5/2022 - pkbowen Likes this wine: 93 Points

  4 hour decant. Pours inky, opaque red-purple. No sediment. Nose is intense and exudes brown sugar-crusted barbecue, oolong tea and latakia tobacco, menthol, eucalyptus, truffle-laden evergreen forest floor, and black raspberry. Some alcohol on the nose, but not much. On the entry is a surprisingly bright raspberry herbal tea and deep mole sauce flavor. Elevated citrus-like acid on the mid buoys flavors of dried cranberry and bakers chocolate. Chalky, dark chocolate-like fine tannins lend needed structure and balance on the back end. Orange pekoe tea and more savory chocolate extends into a med+ finish. Really stunning wine for USD$20. Drink now with plenty of air, or hold through 2030. Excellent 93.

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