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Community Tasting Notes 24
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ChrisinCowiche wrote: 92 points
December 19, 2023 - Full throttle, big black red fruits, red meat, violets, blood, iron, nimble on the palate despite its overall bigness, a bit of heat on the finish. Remarkably fresh at 15 years old, cork was tight and in pristine condition with no staining. Not my favorite style of WA Syrah, but for what it is, it was very, very good.
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Magnolian Likes this wine: 92 points
December 9, 2017 - Dark ruby color, no bricking. Red and black fruits with a slight smokiness; in a very good place right now.
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garambler Likes this wine: 91 points
January 23, 2016 - Friends brought this to our 1/23/16 smoked brisket dinner. It had a ripe, fragrant bouquet of smoked meat, blackberry, plum, licorice and spice. The palate was rich, ripe and dry with flavors of blackberry, plum, licorice, pepper, spice and minerals.
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ibglowin Likes this wine: 93 points
May 1, 2015 - Lush and juicy blueberry and blackberry flavors, leading to a hint of black pepper, red chili pepper and cedar. The finish just doesn't quit. Drinking beautifully right now.
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bothellwineguy wrote:
May 12, 2014 - Much more approachable than when I first tried this wine after it was released in 2010. Tannins that were very pronounced are now subdued and integrated into the fruit-dominated structure. Very easy at this point with ripe plums and blackberries, but not as much backbone as I would expect from a wine that was previously huge in that regard.
The recent releases of Suicide Shift definitely give this a run for it's money at this point.1 person found this helpful Comment
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2011, IWC Issue #159 (link)(Mark Ryan Winery Syrah Wild Eyed Red Mountain) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Australia and the Pacific Northwest, Issue #8, 6/25/2011 (link)(Mark Ryan Syrah Wild Eyed Red Mountain) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Sean Sullivan
2/15/2011 (link) **** points(Mark Ryan Winery ‘Wild Eyed’ Syrah Red Mountain) An aromatic wine with blackberry compote, mineral, and light game. The palate is rich with black fruit flavors and chewy tannins.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Mark Ryan
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation Wild Eyed
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion Columbia Valley
- Appellation Red Mountain
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 69 (27%)
- Consumed 188 (73%)
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- ProducerMark Ryan
- VarietySyrah
- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationRed Mountain
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