Community Tasting Note
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Vino Loco Likes this wine: 90 points
July 3, 2021 - Had fully blind with a 13 Shafer Relentless and a 13 L'Ecole Syrah.
Very bright and lively wine - medium bodied - we thought it was a Carmenere, we got lost in Chile and never thought BC. The nose had an earthiness to it that also reminded us of Cabernet Franc's - but it definitely did not taste Cab Franc. It was refreshing, very drinkable and the type of wine you would enjoy multiple glasses of - whereas the Relentless was a stop at one glass, or have a big headache the next morning type of wine.
The BH Syrah was comparatively very green next to the Relentless and L'Ecole. The L'Ecole had a mild nose, but was packed with alcohol that took way too long to dissipate, and never fully did throughout the night. The Relentless had more barnyard and softer nose, and syrupy mouthfeel. We all picked the Relentless as our favourite - but it has egregiously low QPR and was comparatively not that much better than either the BH or L'Ecole.1 person found this helpful 968 views
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KillerJones commented:
7/3/21, 6:11 PM - Very cool horizontal! The L'ecole sounds unbalanced but nice to see this wine compete in this field.
Thanks for sharing!