Community Tasting Notes 31

• mdfuller Does not like this wine: 85 points

  March 5, 2017 - First night it was very sharp ... hardly drinkable.
  The second night was much better - really opened up - but still not the better

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• Wicked Panda wrote: 80 points

  November 1, 2015 - Poor cella ring and wasn't a great wine to start

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• Loughlin101 wrote: 80 points

  March 7, 2014 - Suffering through this one. Wasn't great a few years ago. Hasn't improved with time.

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• p2002 wrote: 84 points

  February 26, 2014 - Pop: Cork intact, well preserved with the tip evenly stained. This appears to be above average bottle craft. There was a Notable vinegar aroma on opening, this dissipated almost immediately.
  Color is dark garnet, opaque below the thin meniscus.
  Pour: strong plum and red berry notes on the nose. After 15min in the glass red berry scent is more subdued, heat is more noticeable. Fruit notes do not transfer to the palate, primary taste is mineral and (white?) pepper. After some time in the glass the heat blew off and I look forward to trying this on day two. I matched this with a rib eye and it worked well, but this is not a wine to drink on it's own.
  Overall first impression; this is a wine that needs to be paired with food. Drink now, I think this wine may be edging past it's prime.

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• John McCabe wrote: 88 points

  January 12, 2014 - A bit non-descript. Quite peppery and simple. A bit underwhelming but I tend to prefer a different style of syrah (more on the creamy, vanilla side of things vs. black and white pepper).

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Havens Wine Cellars
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Hudson Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa / Sonoma
• Appellation Carneros
• UPC Code 089046000045

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• Pending Delivery 4 (1%)
• In Cellars 114 (37%)
• Consumed 190 (62%)

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