Similar notes to previous, drinking great, immediately enjoyable after an hour in the bottle, then over four hours. One of those wines where you keep smelling the empty glass...
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Drinking extremely well, with still a bit of front edge that says it will continue to develop. Dark fruits and chocolate with a complexity not always present in JC. Delightful.
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Tasted in a vertical with '08, '09, ,10, '11. Not as good as the '08, but close in terms of fruit intensity, complexity and balance. Soft and full; very pleasant.
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Slight plastic/off smells when first opened, but those blew off and the deep fruit and some heavy floral notes came through. In the mouth, the wine was full but soft, with a long sweet finish.
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(Jeff Cohn Cellars Syrah Buffalo Hill Rockpile Vineyard) Deep black fruit, berry, big nose; berry, black fruit, plum palate with depth; medium-plus finish
9/19/2015 - rharl wrote: 94 Points
Similar notes to previous, drinking great, immediately enjoyable after an hour in the bottle, then over four hours. One of those wines where you keep smelling the empty glass...
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3/25/2014 - rharl wrote: 95 Points
Drinking extremely well, with still a bit of front edge that says it will continue to develop. Dark fruits and chocolate with a complexity not always present in JC. Delightful.
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11/28/2013 - smcg Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasted in a vertical with '08, '09, ,10, '11. Not as good as the '08, but close in terms of fruit intensity, complexity and balance. Soft and full; very pleasant.
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8/2/2009 - smcg wrote: 93 Points
Slight plastic/off smells when first opened, but those blew off and the deep fruit and some heavy floral notes came through. In the mouth, the wine was full but soft, with a long sweet finish.
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