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• jviz wrote: 91 points

  September 16, 2019 - Coarse with wood tannins showing through. Good meatiness, balanced acidity. A huge wine that needs 5 years minimum. (Unfortunately I’ve already consumed my other bottles)

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• wineotim commented:

  9/16/19, 10:10 AM - Meatiness...now that's a word that's been lacking in my reviews for a long time. I hope I use it too when I open my bottle of this. Thanks for posting.

• jviz commented:

  9/16/19, 10:49 AM - Appreciate your comment :) I mean it in a positive way, as syrah often does convey a sense of red meat/blood, (along with the usual notes of olive, lavender, and black pepper). I don't think this wine can be confused for old world, but it does have a fullness of body and chewy wood tannins that could also be described as "meaty". Cheers!

• wineotim commented:

  9/16/19, 1:39 PM - I also have a '13 Reva. Have you tried any?

• jviz commented:

  9/16/19, 1:51 PM - I had the 08 Reva a few months ago, a stunning wine. Comparatively, it was more fruit driven, with a lot finer tannins (far more resolved) and less oak aroma for my palate. This 14 patrina has a really savory profile.

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