Community Tasting Note

NarunP wrote:

Thursday, October 12, 2023 - 100% Syrah

Still broodingly dark in color. Deep reddish purple core, slightly widened rim. Some sign of aging but not by much.

Nose is ripe showing its Californian sunshine pedigree, raspberry, licorice, black pepper, briny, new leather quite minty at first, some alcoholic burn.

Palate is still dense though tannin is resolved into dusty particles. Medium plus acidity with medium to medium plus body. Highly charged palate. This wine is quite big and ripe on the palate. Sharp mid-palate. Lots of black (a little jammy) fruits, black olive, bacon fat, with a lengthy
and complex finish.

I don't think this wine is at the right place, a little disjointed I feel. For all the critical opinions hailing its Northern Rhone soul, I still feel it's very much a New World at its core. Fruits are aplenty, alcohol is upfront despite its moderate abv (13%). May be it's just my bottle but I feel this should be given a couple more years to prove me wrong. 89?

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