Still in the bubble, but it’s starting the downhill transition. Fruit still shines, smooth from mid to finish, delicious really. Drink now -24 IMO why wait.
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Drank over 2 nights - better on night 1 but still good on night 2 so this should continue to age well. Black/dark purple in the glass and fair amount of sediment. Poor notes after that. Saline, olives, blackberry & blueberry on nose - similar palate ex. olives. Full body and big fruit, but structure to balance (medium+ acidity, tannins integrated and long finish). 92-93
This has aged extremely well.
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Reticent nose but great length and full round mouth. Not overtly fruity fruity but very dark earthy fruity. Well rounded and big. Could still use a few (or more) years.
Decanted for 15 min. Still 2 years left. Tannins dissipated. Terrific fruit but not overwhelming by CA standards (European palates would chafe though). Balanced. Some pepper, blackberry and dark fruit. Long finish. Terrific. Had it with a sausage sauce pasta. This is the last of my 4 bottles. Wish I had more. There’s no better value imo (and I’ve had many of the elite SoCal syrahs at >$200 bottle).
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5/16/2022 - wino121 wrote: 92 Points
Still in the bubble, but it’s starting the downhill transition.
Fruit still shines, smooth from mid to finish, delicious really.
Drink now -24 IMO why wait.
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12/18/2018 - guitarguy wrote: 87 Points
Nice blueberry and smoke on the nose with pepper, blueberry, heat and a shortish finish. Drink now.
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5/7/2018 - CWilliam wrote:
Drank over 2 nights - better on night 1 but still good on night 2 so this should continue to age well. Black/dark purple in the glass and fair amount of sediment. Poor notes after that. Saline, olives, blackberry & blueberry on nose - similar palate ex. olives. Full body and big fruit, but structure to balance (medium+ acidity, tannins integrated and long finish). 92-93
This has aged extremely well.
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4/12/2018 - jbaron wrote: 92 Points
Reticent nose but great length and full round mouth. Not overtly fruity fruity but very dark earthy fruity. Well rounded and big. Could still use a few (or more) years.
Last bottle in 2022 for another point or two?
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1/8/2018 - StephenDavis Likes this wine: 93 Points
Decanted for 15 min. Still 2 years left. Tannins dissipated. Terrific fruit but not overwhelming by CA standards (European palates would chafe though). Balanced. Some pepper, blackberry and dark fruit. Long finish. Terrific. Had it with a sausage sauce pasta. This is the last of my 4 bottles. Wish I had more. There’s no better value imo (and I’ve had many of the elite SoCal syrahs at >$200 bottle).
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