Community Tasting Notes 44

• Charlie C Likes this wine: 80 points

  January 6, 2022 - Faint violet nose. Faded cherry and blueberry fruit on the palate but still pretty. Non-existent tannins, light acidity, good balance. Finishes short and bright. Well past prime but still some pleasure there.

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• oaxaca90049 wrote: 90 points

  January 20, 2020 - This wine was simply delicious really a pleasure to drink. No formal notes

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• aero Likes this wine: 91 points

  January 5, 2020 - After reading CT reviews, I braced for mediocrity. However what I've found right out of bottle was better: not a "fruity CA Syrah" as you'd expect from hot Lake County, but enough acid to supply juicy purple and red fruit alongside scorched earth, mocha, olives. Luscious mid-body and mouth feel. No hint of bitterness except perhaps something akin to echos of cacao. Enticing nose. Not complex. Finish is a bit "purple" like a young CnP that hasn’t unwound, length is decent.
  
  90 min in it hits an off purple phase and then evolves towards meatiness and bacon fat. A little more pepper and piquant in feel, less lushness and smooth.
  
  Drink today, perhaps best through 2025. Cork was not holding together, be careful. Good QPR at $25 USD in 2020.

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• Tony Molester wrote:

  November 6, 2019 - Drinking well, does feel a bit hot and slightly bitter on the finish
  From producer, perfect cork, no seepage
  Drink or hold
  15% abv

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• isaacjamesbaker wrote: 90 points

  May 6, 2018 - Copain Syrah Tasting (My Place - Washington, DC): Dark and plummy on the nose with violets and black olives. Surprising grip on the tannins, this is quite dense actually, but some fresh acidity. Black currants and rich black cherries, quite “purple” in its approach. Floral as well with potting soil and violets. One of the wines that needs more time, which I found surprising and interesting.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Copain
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Madder Lake
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion North Coast
• Appellation Lake County

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• In Cellars 142 (32%)
• Consumed 307 (68%)

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