The best way to describe this wine -- NOIR! From the incredible, full on tobacco/cigar box nose down to the rich smooth leather flavors -- there is something dark (literally) and mysterious about this one. We tasted this in Walla Walla in May and noted it's heavy tobacco nose then -- and the bottle as a whole more than delivered. VERY balanced. Other flavors picked up included cola, and blackberry with some vanilla on the finish. A very, very distinctive Syrah (in drag as a cab?) to say the least -- but a terrific, memorable wine all round. Wish we had a case.
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11/24/2010 - Don and Pam wrote: 89 Points
letting this one rest a while, heavy alcohol at the start and now settling down a touch after 45 minutes. good finish
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8/2/2010 - Don and Pam wrote: 92 Points
truly outstanding!
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12/16/2008 - Robin Masters wrote: 94 Points
The best way to describe this wine -- NOIR! From the incredible, full on tobacco/cigar box nose down to the rich smooth leather flavors -- there is something dark (literally) and mysterious about this one. We tasted this in Walla Walla in May and noted it's heavy tobacco nose then -- and the bottle as a whole more than delivered. VERY balanced. Other flavors picked up included cola, and blackberry with some vanilla on the finish. A very, very distinctive Syrah (in drag as a cab?) to say the least -- but a terrific, memorable wine all round. Wish we had a case.
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8/26/2008 - garywa wrote: 90 Points
tobacco, very dark, different for a syrah, earthy, very nice
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