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Red
2005 Copain Syrah Garys' Vineyard
Syrah
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Santa Lucia Highlands
Label borrowed from 2006
Label borrowed from 2004
Label borrowed from 2007
Label borrowed from 2008
Community Tasting Notes 55
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Charlie C Likes this wine: 93 points
May 24, 2020 - Tasted with two other older Copain Syrahs. Beautiful nose of fresh earth and cherries. On the palate the fruit is still fresh and bright. Blueberries, plums, violets. Polished tannins, lively acidity, great balance. Finishes long with spice, pepper and red fruits. Lovely wine. Should go another 3 to 5 years at a high Level. 14.2% ABV.
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Vietty Likes this wine:
April 3, 2019 - Tasted blind: my WOTN. I just really enjoy the aromatics popping out of the glass. It smelled like cool climate syrah with some age on it. Really felt confident saying Cote Rotie after tasting it so it was a fun reveal to see Copain on the label. They did a great job here. In hind sight, I didn't get as much of the gamey/wild notes or the scent of violet and the wine was more about the fruit.
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Frank Murray III wrote:
March 28, 2019 - Served blind. My final bottle of this, one I have hung onto since 2007. Man, this is drinking awesome. Aromatics of brewed coffee, some light stem. The palate is gorgeous, in balance and showing tar, garrigue, blue fruit and the terroir of Garys' with A-1 steak sauce/teriyaki. Even showing some finishing tannin. Probably the best aged US syrah I have drank in many years. If you got any left, you're gonna enjoy it.
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1961Vintage Likes this wine: 93 points
February 15, 2019 - Love these wines!
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sw92130 Does not like this wine: 80 points
January 3, 2019 - Not sure if this is just too old; I was hoping for the best, but I couldn’t detect much pleasurable about this bottle. I do have another bottle - I’ll update this after trying that sometime soon.
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By Josh Raynolds
May/June 2007, IWC Issue #132 (link)(Copain Wines Syrah Garys' Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Copain
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Garys' Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Santa Lucia Highlands
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 3 (1%)
- In Cellars 145 (30%)
- Consumed 338 (70%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
75% Like It 8 votes
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- ProducerCopain
- VarietySyrah
- VineyardGarys' Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
- AppellationSanta Lucia Highlands
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