Community Tasting Notes 4

• WindFlyer Likes this wine: 89 points

  April 5, 2024 - medium ruby and light-plus body. quite a bit of funk on the nose that does give way to dark cherry and blackberry with whiffs of spice, crushed dried herbs and lavender. very fresh in mouth and with moderate concentration of raspberry and blackberry, baking spices and herbs provide complexity. it grows toward the back end. moderate tannins and persistence.
  
  a bit taut yet rewarding, this wine could still develop some more.
  
  13.5% AbV; 100% Syrah from three different sites; some ~35% whole cluster inclusion; around a year and a half ageing on neutral French oak barrels.

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• Coookie Likes this wine: 90 points

  January 16, 2024 - I'm very impressed with this wine, and think it's a great expression of Syrah. However, it's hard to drink alongside Minimalist's "Stars in the Dark" and "No Place Like Home", just because of how impressive those were. This is a little less complex, and more fruity & fun. Great wine, but could be at a little lower of a price point considering it's only $5 less than the other two.

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• hutch Likes this wine: 91 points

  January 16, 2024 - Minimalist Wine Tasting: This is a super lovely wine. It is really tough drinking this next to the Stars and Home wines and not have it be overshadowed. Very clean, fresh, and perfectly balanced. It doesn't have the complexity of the other bottles but it is delicious. I wish the price was a little further apart from the single w.o. wines (like $30/45 instead of $40/45).

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• Joshvoulters Likes this wine: 89 points

  September 18, 2023 - Lay & Wheeler South Africa tasting (Glazier's Hall): Cool, tense, energetic, ashy. On the darker, more savoury side. Black fruit, lots of acidity, smooth tannins.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2021
• Type Red
• Producer Minimalist Wines
• Varietal Syrah
• Designation Connect the Dots
• Vineyard n/a
• Country South Africa
• Region Western Cape
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation n/a
• UPC Code 737186438302

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• Pending Delivery 21 (16%)
• In Cellars 89 (68%)
• Consumed 21 (16%)

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