2008 Relic Wines Syrah Scarpa

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  10/1/2021 - mlawren1 wrote: 93 Points

  Took a few hours to open up. Then thick and chewy. Blackberries, blueberries and plums. Finishes with some mushroom and earth.

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  5/1/2021 - mlawren1 wrote: 93 Points

  Started really funky, almost thought it was corked. Took about an hour to open up then the fruit just bursts forward. Plums and berries with hint of plum. Finishes chewy and firm.

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  2/21/2016 - perlasteve Likes this wine: 92 Points

  very good. smoother than 3 yrs ago with less spice, mostly nice black fruit. full body . medium nose of the same. Well balanced, went well with dinner, probably can go few more years and may open up to more complexity. We'll see. Needs no decanting.

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  8/31/2015 - capacious Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Should have decanted, I suspect. Over a three hour dinner, didn't really open or reveal. I wanted it to bring me back to sitting at the Relic winery, with its spectacular views of the valley below, while visiting with the staff. It's a good wine, very fruit laden, but just kept waiting for something more to happen. Not sure it will live long enough for that. probably mainly it's just not my style.

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  2/24/2015 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  This wine was pretty intense in style. It wasn't pulling any punches. Very much in your face, a bit less acidity and balance than some of the others, but really great flavors - good fruit (mostly black) and a bit of a balancing spice.

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