Community Tasting Notes 16

• Senso-beak wrote: 85 points

  December 14, 2017 - Opened and poured. Very neutral nose and palate. Not much fruit or sweetness to give you the aha moment. Thick, dark profile, very purple...blackberry and plummy. Potent scents of tar, heat, blackberry. Kind of there and gone. Not much negative, but not much positive either....kinda blah. Day two under vac-u-vin, this gained some tannic traction.....still not overly sweet fruited, the heat and tannin kinda clamped down on a high octane fume fest.

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• Sugarb Likes this wine: 91 points

  October 15, 2017 - Fruit showing well, structure solid. If you like spicier Syrahs, this is not for you.

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• corkscrews Likes this wine: 90 points

  December 23, 2016 - A nose of dark fruits and spice, dark purple in color. A full bodied red blend, with blackberry, black cherry, chocolate and spice on finish, not as good as some previous years but still a good wine. www.winelx.com

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• Bodyfxr wrote: 89 points

  November 24, 2016 - Decanted for an hour...displaying a phenomenal nose of cooked blackberry preserves. Otherwise somewhat disappointing on the palate. Very thin in body with a bit of a tart finish. I find it interesting that the drinking window goes for another 15 years as this wine seems to be a bit past it's prime. Better with some baked brie. A nice drink otherwise.

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• JHumps Likes this wine: 91 points

  October 2, 2016 - Another terrific Biale! In a great place and drinking very well.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Robert Biale
• Varietal Syrah Blend
• Designation Like Father Like Son
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• In Cellars 99 (30%)
• Consumed 228 (70%)

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