Pretty, enchanting nose of olives, black fruit, smoked meat, leather and mushroom. Palate has light-to-medium body with a lifted and ethereal quality. More complex, tertiary flavors. Lovely, elegant stuff. Really charming.
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My last of a little pile. Wonderful, eye opening, liquid, complex leather/earth interplay, fanning out into a bouyant inner mouth perfume, not over the hill, a sit up wine. A little lost in the final haze of the evening but for me an absolute standout. Not anomolous, just at the right age! A great example of the quality northern Crozes can achieve.
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This one the worst of the batch - oak still angular and edgy, imbalancing the fruit. Significantly worse than the others, which were nice. Lots of bottle variation though.
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Clear dark red colour turning to brick-orange at the rim. Lovely nose with perfumed aromas of leather, olives, earth and autumnal leafy notes. Quiet, subtle and rather light on the palate (only 12.6% alcohol!) with earth and leather dominating over faint red fruit flavours, bright acidity and smooth, well-integrated tannins. A lovely wine to drink over an evening with a good meal.
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Dinner with Friends (Our Place): Fully mature with complex aromas of leather, mushrooms, herbs and subtle dark fruits. Palate is medium bodied with fruit taking a back seat to earthy notes and lifting acidity. In a good place and an enjoyable 15 year old traditional Syrah.
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1/17/2014 - Nanda wrote: 91 Points
Pretty, enchanting nose of olives, black fruit, smoked meat, leather and mushroom. Palate has light-to-medium body with a lifted and ethereal quality. More complex, tertiary flavors. Lovely, elegant stuff. Really charming.
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2/8/2009 - Brad L wrote:
My last of a little pile. Wonderful, eye opening, liquid, complex leather/earth interplay, fanning out into a bouyant inner mouth perfume, not over the hill, a sit up wine. A little lost in the final haze of the evening but for me an absolute standout. Not anomolous, just at the right age! A great example of the quality northern Crozes can achieve.
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11/9/2008 - Brad L wrote:
This one the worst of the batch - oak still angular and edgy, imbalancing the fruit. Significantly worse than the others, which were nice. Lots of bottle variation though.
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10/21/2008 - salil wrote: 88 Points
Clear dark red colour turning to brick-orange at the rim. Lovely nose with perfumed aromas of leather, olives, earth and autumnal leafy notes. Quiet, subtle and rather light on the palate (only 12.6% alcohol!) with earth and leather dominating over faint red fruit flavours, bright acidity and smooth, well-integrated tannins. A lovely wine to drink over an evening with a good meal.
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12/28/2007 - Nanda wrote: 89 Points
Dinner with Friends (Our Place): Fully mature with complex aromas of leather, mushrooms, herbs and subtle dark fruits. Palate is medium bodied with fruit taking a back seat to earthy notes and lifting acidity. In a good place and an enjoyable 15 year old traditional Syrah.
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