Community Tasting Note

z_willus_d wrote:

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - Consumed over two nights (note from the 2nd). This shows cherry, raw-honeycomb, blueberry reduction, and deli meats with blood on the nose. Blind, I might have called the Country of origin as Italy, but Syrah wouldn't have been on top of my list of grape varieties. That said, on night-2, the scents have struck less gamey tones and have settled down and developed a sweeter and more perfumed feminine quality. The same goes on the palate, which while heavy in dirt, game, and blood, now shows more integrated and, dare I say, almost smooth and Syrah like. This wine is probably a few years past prime, but it's undeniably improved 36-hours open while drinking the 2nd half of bottle. It's a different, I suppose depending on your reference, Italian expression of Syrah, and offers a lot of complexity with decent depth and aged structure on a balanced platform. I'm not sure I'm super glad to have four more bottles, but if they were to hold up and drink like this bottle over the next 5-10 years it'll take me to dig them out and drain them, I'll be a happy dude.

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