Community Tasting Note

• Memito wrote: 94 points

  September 19, 2011 - I have been a member of the Elizabeth Spencer mailing list for a while and get a couple of bottles every couple of months. I got this 2006 ExS Block 9 Syrah a while ago and decided to open it with an organic strip steak. Now I am a big fan of Cali cabs, French and Cali Syrahs, bordeaux and burgundy... and I am a huge fan of this wine - especially at its price point. The wine has a great old-world nose to it that strangely reminds me of a very strong Burgundy. The wine has great firm but tasty tannins, sugary but very contained and controlled red fruit, raspberry/wild berry flavors (???) that coat my tongue and mouth. I don't like to give points to wine but to counter balance the previous scores, I give this a 94.... I would buy this wine again in an instant over many Cali cabs I have had.

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