Community Tasting Notes 91

• JonathanP wrote: 91 points

  April 28, 2024 - Double decanted and drunk over two nights. Plenty of jammy black fruit with liquorice, juniper, earth, graphite, leather, and some peppery spices. Clocking in at 14.9%, the high alcohol is very noticeable on the nose, palate, and sides of the glass. While it doesn’t stick out too much, it is warming and not my style. A big wine on the palate. It’s glycerol sweetness is punchy and while velvety, the tannins are still a little powdery. Not my cup to tea, but for those who like bigger new world reds, this is pretty good and ready to go with a good decant.

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• davidandrose Likes this wine: 92 points

  August 31, 2021 - Coravan’d 3 glasses the first night, uncorking the remaining 2/3 of the bottle 3 nights later. There’s good fruit to this with a dry, flavorful finish dominated by syrupy graphite, w dark fruit that could one day develop into port but isn’t quite there yet. While this wine delivers a lot of flavor, the finish is disappointingly brief.
  
  As it warms up and breathes in syrah stems, the wine picks up more weight and the finish lengthens, but there’s a negative trade off with a bit more alcohol as well.
  
  Was hoping to to enjoy this even more, I’m pleased w it’s condition after 2 cross country moves

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• dslaven wrote: 93 points

  January 17, 2020 - Amazing. Cassis and black pepper

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• Margaux Bro wrote: 94 points

  August 5, 2019 - Still a ton of life left here. This is a big banger, definitely extracted and high alcohol. French oak abounds, and its very new world in nature. This is something you'd want to drink with a ribeye. I'd say this still has 10-15 years of life left.

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• Decanting Queen Likes this wine:

  June 18, 2019 - Way way way too young. I can’t understand the notes saying this is past its prime??!! I wish I had waited. Beautiful aromas and intense ripe fruits. But no tertiary flavors at all. Plenty of acid and tannin to go longer. Best on day 3.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type Red
• Producer Shafer
• Varietal Syrah Blend
• Designation Relentless
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Code 013528700024

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• In Cellars 766 (42%)
• Consumed 1,059 (58%)

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