2006 Novy Family Wines Syrah Garys' Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (31) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  3/3/2013 - Wine Nut wrote: 90 Points

  Wow has this wine ever gone down hill since I last had it. Parker appears to be right on the drinking window for this one. I believe it has hit its peak. The wine just couldn't get better. It was like the Little Engine that couldn't. Lovely color and nose but unfortunately the wine fell flat. The fruit is lacklustre at best and the finish is uninspiring. I will probably give my last 3 bottles away!

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  3/3/2013 - stubbie999 wrote:

  Initially, a blast of grapefruit on top of more typical dark berry flavor; with a few hours open, the citrus recedes (though still plays an important role) and roasted meat, funk and deep, deep fruit round out palate. Really delicious, and I suspect it is only entering maturity now, and could go for a while. No rush.

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  2/2/2013 - emdub wrote: 90 Points

  Just a great wine at a great price. Not my favorite expression of Garys' Vineyard, but a very good one.

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  1/26/2013 - Anonymous wrote:

  Had last night at our traditional Friday evening sushi dinner. Yes we violated all known universal law about what to drink with sushi but somehow we survived. To be honest, I typically get a lot of tuna and reds go quite well with it.
  
  Anyway, the wine struck us both as young. Dark red on opening with funk still present it took a long while to open up - at least 45 minutes. During that time it tasted tight but you could sense some depth and complexity underneath. My guess is that with a full hour or two decant you get a solid syrah with more flavorful dark red fruit than we had as by the last glass it was starting to come through. Very earthy as well which I love.

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  11/23/2012 - Night Train wrote: 92 Points

  Out of six stellar wines at T-day dinner, this was the star. Big, dark, and juicy alright, but what a jolt of white pepper! Rich and silky, with a terrific finish.

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