2001 Novy Family Wines Syrah Garys' Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 88.5 points

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  6/17/2022 - ken@ampy.com Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Cork Crumbled. Heavy sediment. No ullage despite the cork issues. Dug the cork out and poured thru a Kurig filter to trap the cork pieces. The wine itself was very good, no signs of age, a typical Syrah. Full bodied, aromatic with a medium long finish. The 15.1% alch. probably helped it age well. Wish I had more but that was a singleton which escaped notice until yesterday. A very enjoyable wine. Drink up if have any.

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  4/29/2007 - pgordon62 wrote: 89 Points

  Fat, unctuous blackberry, raw meat, asphalt and fennel. Still shows a little tannin and could have benefitted from a couple of hours in the decanter. The reductive charateristics of this wine remind me of an Alban.

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  4/24/2007 - rmodak wrote: 83 Points

  Boy this was disappointing. It tasted very mature with cranberry, woody notes. Palate was initially silky but then is taken over by a black bitter note. Decent length on the finish, but this tastes more like a 8 year old Zin than syrah. Where is the minerality?

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  12/9/2006 - pgordon62 wrote: 91 Points

  Day one this started with creamy black fruits and white pepper. Over a couple of hours it developed a bloody note and tree bark aromas. Smooth and full bodied with just a little remaining tannin. Powerful fruity finish that shows a touch of grapefruit. On day two all the previously mentioned elements had integrated beautifully leaving a seamless wine with some nice complexity. Starting to enter peak window.

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  11/16/2006 - bon vivant wrote: 92 Points

  A great bottle -finally entering it's drinking window - was curious as I was told the regular appelation wine was not that impressive. Probably the finest Syrah from Novi to date. Lots of black & red fruit, nice mouth feel not over the top. Oak has started to integrate need to try the Sta Lucia version

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