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• AndrewSGHall wrote:

  February 27, 2024 - This is really solid.

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• Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 92 points

  February 11, 2023 - Literally the same experience as my last with a pristine bottle and a surprise crumbly cork. The wine itself was in great condition, drinking much younger than its years. It was my last bottle and I almost wish I had saved it.
  Pnp and then drank over several hours while it warmed up from cellar temp. Opened on a whim to compare with a 1998 Peyre Rose Clos de Cistes which was the theme of our dinner. They were equally good but mind blowing they could be the same grape at the same age. The Lewis was much more primary and full of purple fruit, with hints of savory and spice that should become more prominent in future years.
  A fun experiement.

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• Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 10, 2021 - A library purchase from the winery and the bottle was in perfect condition, but the Cork crumbled like nearly all of the older Lewis corks seem to do... BlackBerry fruit and plenty of savory notes, I really enjoyed it but it is on the down side of its drinking curve. Lots of sediment which did not have enough time to settle out before I opened this. The 1999 was much better and had more life ahead.

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• MrMoose Likes this wine: 91 points

  June 22, 2016 - lush, ripe red & black fruit compote, lovely perfume and floral notes evolved as bottled opened up after an hour or so.......smooth finish

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• MrMoose Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 28, 2016 - very mild bricking but velvety profile.......rich and supple........cassis, blackberries, mild jam and tar...........

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1998
• Type Red
• Producer Lewis Cellars
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• In Cellars 45 (41%)
• Consumed 64 (59%)

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