Community Tasting Note

heggink1 wrote:

Sunday, January 22, 2012 - The color is a deep-dark ruby. The nose is a touch harsh at first with some alcohol burn, but mellows out and gets very earthy, displaying barnyard funk, cherry, dirty leather, and cherry cola. On tasting, it becomes a very complete experience from attack to finish, coating the mouth with an oily leathery feel. Loads of chocolate flavor is balanced with plum, cherry cola, and earthy pepper. Dry tannins round out the finish. Again, great balance from start to finish and a fine evolution over the course of the evening.

Paired with plum chicken, which toned down the drying effect of the wine, making the fruit in the Syrah shine through. The wine really kicked up the mustard flavor in the dish, and the pepper, from both the wine and the chicken, came bursting out through the nose. In the mid-palate, the chili sauce came out to play and gave a perfect spice transition from the attacking mustard to the finishing pepper.

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