Community Tasting Notes 8

• Satoshi Nakamoto wrote: 91 points

  July 20, 2018 - I’m a little surprised by the sparse tasting notes and fairly low scores. Given Arcadian’s reputation, I would have expected more feedback.
  
  Regardless, this bottle was purchased off Patina’s wine list at a very reasonable $85. At 19 years old, this needed a major decant, but you could really track its evolution. It was best around the 1-1.5 hour mark.
  
  Upon opening, I just got ripe cherries and wet newspaper on the nose. Yet, the wine was palatable and clearly not a lost cause— just muted. After an hour, the wine blossomed into a lovely bouquet of strawberries, mushroom, wet forest floor, baked cinammon, and red apple. The tannins were so resolved and it was just lip smackingly good. However, around the 2-3 hour mark, the wine’s development faded and never came back. It was still enjoyable, but had a lot more primary and simple characteristics, than anything.
  
  Still, for the value, a great experience with a 19 year old Syrah. You can easily tell this is a domestic effort. If that’s your style, I say go for it.

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• grafstrb wrote:

  July 18, 2015 - Arcadian Retrospective in the O.C. (Casa del Dietz): -- tasted non-blind on Days 1, 2 , and 3 –
  -- TN from Days 2 and 3 only --
  
  NOSE: smells aged --- moderately vegetal; purple fruit compote; hints of leather and sweet black licorice.
  
  BODY: dark violet color of medium-deep depth, with a hint of bricking throughout; medium-light bodied.
  
  TASTE: Day 2: smoky leather; high acidity; aged purple fruits; some dried herbs with smoky leather on the finish; finish is medium-long and of medium intensity; tannins fully integrated. Day 3: savory; fruit is aged blackberry (jammy); tastes aged; a bit oak-smoky; seems to be in its prime drink window, and, as such, I don't perceive a benefit to holding this any longer; Drink Now.

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• Rezy13 Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 12, 2014 - Galoots Lunch (Double Zero Napoletano- Sandy Springs): From Robert Fleming's magnum; very nicely aged domestic Syrah crafted in a lighter (or because of age) more Northern Rhone style, liked the black pepper, smoked meat, plum and dark berry, lighter body but good focus; yum.

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• egg698 wrote: 81 points

  January 8, 2011 - Far on the wrong side of the hill, which is a shame, because this was a great bottle of Syrah four years ago. Fruit was pretty well gone; after 30 minutes in the bottle is was bad. Pop them if you have them.

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• JBVino wrote:

  April 15, 2009 - as much funk and barnyard as you will find on a US syrah on the nose...unfortunately does not carry through. first bottle was better 5ish years ago.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1999
• Type Red
• Producer Arcadian
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Garys' Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Santa Lucia Highlands

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• In Cellars 15 (52%)
• Consumed 14 (48%)

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