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Community Tasting Notes 109
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texaswinelover wrote:
April 15, 2023 - Popped and poured tonight. 20 yrs of bottle age. Very nice, subdued but ripe dark and red fruit present, acid balanced, fairly long clean finish. Glad I saved this for all this time.
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Rbhan12 wrote:
February 22, 2023 - Part of a tasting with 40ish wines so not the best notes.
Decanted for an hour then back to bottle for another 6h.
Still a massive wine with tons of structure and primary fruit. Similar to my experience with the 2002, this easily needed another 3-4h of decanter time to open up.
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redz wrote: 91 points
March 19, 2020 - Very nice, but wouldn't hold it a lot longer.
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Frank Murray III wrote:
October 10, 2019 - Some wines poured blind (Maison Cafe in Dana Point, CA): Poured blind, alongside the 2001. Some at the table suggested the 2003 had some TCA showing, which I didn't agree with. I do think that the 2003 is showing some higher alcohol and ripeness, which is intruding into the aromatics. Found some brewed coffee in the aromatic, too. The 2003 just seems bigger to me, and doesn't have the lovely balance and youth of the 2001.
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pgm Likes this wine: 95 points
September 15, 2019 - Pours bright and young looking, no sign of bricking. The nose shows loads of blackberry and cassis but also has notes of animal fur and pencil shavings and graham cracker. The mouth is equally gorgeous, rich with black fruit, intensely sweet-toned and juicy, and then the tannins grip down on the finish, giving the juicy blackberry flavors wonderful persistence.
The last and best of eight bottles. I wish I had eight more to drink over the next eight to ten years. It ought to last that that long.1 person found this helpful Comment
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By Richard Jennings
12/25/2009 (link) 93 points(Lagier Meredith Syrah) Tart black fruit nose; pepper, tart black fruit palate with balance, good acidity; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
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By Richard Jennings
8/12/2009 (link) 93 points(Lagier Meredith Syrah) Dark red violet color; nice tart berry, plum and spice nose; luscious, berry, black fruit, plum palate with depth and balance; medium-plus finish (WOTF)
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By Richard Jennings
6/12/2009 (link) 93 points(Lagier Meredith Syrah) Dark red violet color; tart black fruit, tar, smoke, camphor and graphite nose with a touch of roasted meat; black fruit, blackberry and tar palate with depth; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2003
- Type Red
- Producer Lagier Meredith
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Mt. Veeder
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 239 (33%)
- Consumed 480 (67%)
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- ProducerLagier Meredith
- VarietySyrah
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationMt. Veeder
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