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2011 Va Piano Vineyards Syrah Black Label Reserve Les Collines Vineyard
Syrah
- USA
- Washington
- Columbia Valley
- Walla Walla Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 5
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VinZen Likes this wine: 94 points
September 17, 2022 - This was a jeroboam bottle purchased at auction in 2015, and the guest of honor at a dinner party we hosted with several wine-loving friends tonight. Decanted and began to sample immediately after opening. Color was inky purple-black. Nose was faintly floral and ripe with fruit. The fruit forward impression carried forward into the initial tasting, with hints of blackberry and fig lingering on the palate. Well balanced, soft tannins, not oaky at all. Had plenty of time to experience the wine’s evolution over several hours, with more nuanced flavors of plum, cherry and chocolate appearing late in the game. It still seemed like a young wine with plenty of room to grow into its full potential. I’m a convert to the magic of large format bottles.
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SGates Likes this wine: 93 points
May 16, 2021 - Very dark in the glass. dark smell of brisket, black olive and purple violet. Flavor lighter than looks and smells. Plum, blueberry, Chinese allspice. Still had plenty of life left in it. No need to rush.
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LordByron wrote: 94 points
March 29, 2018 - An outstanding Syrah from Walla Walla; big, mature, ready to drink; delicious dark fruit, beautiful color, long lasting on one's palate; a smooth, layered and well balanced wine
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blabbott wrote: 92 points
December 19, 2015 - This is a very dark and well balanced syrah. There are flavors of dark currant along with the dark fruit and earth.
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Filippo Likes this wine: 92 points
January 10, 2015 - Ripe and rich, yet balanced and never boring. Classic washington
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2013, IWC Issue #171 (link)(Va Piano Vineyards Syrah les Collines Columbia Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Washington Wine Report
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By Sean Sullivan
4/18/2014 (link) ***** points(Va Piano Black Label Syrah Les Collines Vineyard Walla Walla Valley) Aromatically locked up at present with violets, plum, huckleberry, chocolate, and a light meatiness. It’s plush, pure silk, coating the palate from end to end with elegant fruit flavors that linger on a long finish. Give three years. 14.4% alcohol.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type Red
- Producer Va Piano Vineyards
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation Black Label Reserve
- Vineyard Les Collines Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion Columbia Valley
- Appellation Walla Walla Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 51 (36%)
- Consumed 89 (64%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerVa Piano Vineyards
- VarietySyrah
- VineyardLes Collines Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationWalla Walla Valley
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