Very solid wine and great value. Hard not to like this one. Good balance, silky smooth tannins, blackberry, a lot of plum, some spice and herbs on the finish. Almost like a cabernet/syrah blend. Drinks very well now. 90-91.
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nose- dark fruit, dominant plum, maybe some currant and blackberries. Palate- oaky, more plum. Spicy! Good finish. Coats the tongue. Spice persists. No alcohol present, very smooth.
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Clear medium-dark garnet with no perceptible bricking. For me, aromatic with the beginnings of some age on the nose. Dry, full bodied. I called the tannins medium and round, good balance and flavorful with a long finish.
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This wine is delicious. Had it at the last So Cal gathering. $15/btl delivered puts this squarely in the QPR zone. Really solid Syrah with some nice age with a while to go. El yummo.
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I second Klez' notes except that I had it as the best. Bottle of the 6 we ratted that night. This. Bottle was drinking perfectly with alcohol, tannins, fruit, and acidity in perfect balance. This has the classic syrah meat/bacon/green olives nose I love. It drank very smooth and was an elgant expression of Sonoma Syrahs. White Oak has never failed me. As a point of reference for past woot offers, I have enjoyed the r merlo and mclean syrahs though I leaned more towards the r merlo because a bit less cloying and more terroir driven. I PREFER THIS TO THOSE TWO. $15 delivered is off the hook qpr imo.
Edit: $26 on their site.
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Hey! We tasted this at the gathering at losthiwayz' place! My notes are sparse, but I thought this was the second-best of the samplers we got for that occasion. I noted a nose of olives and meat with some dark fruit. The palate was rather oaky with a lot of vanilla and tannin. The finish was long and had a slight bitterness at the end. This one opened up fairly well after an hour or so, and went to nearly the top of the heap for my tastes. $15/bottle is a pretty solid QPR for this one. Drink a bottle every 6-12 months until it hits your preferred sweet spot.
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I love syrah, both young and older bottles are completely in my wheel house. this bottle has a little age on it but still took some time to open up. I would describe the color as a red/garnet with fairly deep color. Its clear and free of sediment. Initially the wine had a moderate nose of blackberry, blueberry compote and a bit of oak. A nice nose but nothing to rave about initially.
The wine is dry and is medium/full bodied, I noted that acidity felt a little low for my taste but that the fruit and oak usage kept it somewhat in balance. The wine does present some tannins, I would call them medium and and are drying but also leave a rounded feeling in the mouth. The same fruit notes came through on the tongue as what I got in the nose but a got a lot more oak. With food the acidity seemed the come up a bit and became more noticeable and oakiness faded.
I stored the 2nd 1/2 of this in a 375ml under screw cap and came back to it a week later. The oak was reduced substantially but the tannins were still there. Fruit blossomed a bit and the wine took on a meatier quality, which was what I was looking for with this wine. I much preferred this wine this time around and if I were to purchase I would note that it needs a stiff decant to open up.
Recommended and I think syrah lovers will enjoy this.
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5/28/2019 - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Popped and poured, and drank over two days. Still great value to be had here, despite ether fact that my taste has changed against Napa wines.
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9/3/2016 - rjquillin Likes this wine:
Good notes already. Drink or hold easily through 2020+
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1/20/2016 - SonnyChiba wrote: 90 Points
Very solid wine and great value. Hard not to like this one. Good balance, silky smooth tannins, blackberry, a lot of plum, some spice and herbs on the finish. Almost like a cabernet/syrah blend. Drinks very well now. 90-91.
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1/19/2016 - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Likes this wine: 91 Points
Popped and poured, and drank over the next 3 days. Deep purple in color. Plum and other dark fruit. Drinking very well. Great cost performance!
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10/6/2015 - Tourbuss61 Likes this wine: 90 Points
dark garnet color, clear of sediment.
nose- dark fruit, dominant plum, maybe some currant and blackberries. Palate- oaky, more plum. Spicy! Good finish. Coats the tongue. Spice persists. No alcohol present, very smooth.
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1/1/2015 - Wine.woot_taster wrote:
Clear medium-dark garnet with no perceptible bricking.
For me, aromatic with the beginnings of some age on the nose.
Dry, full bodied. I called the tannins medium and round, good balance and flavorful with a long finish.
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1/1/2015 - Wine.woot_taster wrote:
This wine is delicious. Had it at the last So Cal gathering. $15/btl delivered puts this squarely in the QPR zone. Really solid Syrah with some nice age with a while to go. El yummo.
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1/1/2015 - Wine.woot_taster wrote:
I second Klez' notes except that I had it as the best. Bottle of the 6 we ratted that night. This. Bottle was drinking perfectly with alcohol, tannins, fruit, and acidity in perfect balance. This has the classic syrah meat/bacon/green olives nose I love. It drank very smooth and was an elgant expression of Sonoma Syrahs. White Oak has never failed me. As a point of reference for past woot offers, I have enjoyed the r merlo and mclean syrahs though I leaned more towards the r merlo because a bit less cloying and more terroir driven. I PREFER THIS TO THOSE TWO. $15 delivered is off the hook qpr imo.
Edit: $26 on their site.
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1/1/2015 - Wine.woot_taster wrote:
Hey! We tasted this at the gathering at losthiwayz' place! My notes are sparse, but I thought this was the second-best of the samplers we got for that occasion. I noted a nose of olives and meat with some dark fruit. The palate was rather oaky with a lot of vanilla and tannin. The finish was long and had a slight bitterness at the end. This one opened up fairly well after an hour or so, and went to nearly the top of the heap for my tastes. $15/bottle is a pretty solid QPR for this one. Drink a bottle every 6-12 months until it hits your preferred sweet spot.
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12/13/2014 - TottenCellars wrote:
I love syrah, both young and older bottles are completely in my wheel house. this bottle has a little age on it but still took some time to open up. I would describe the color as a red/garnet with fairly deep color. Its clear and free of sediment. Initially the wine had a moderate nose of blackberry, blueberry compote and a bit of oak. A nice nose but nothing to rave about initially.
The wine is dry and is medium/full bodied, I noted that acidity felt a little low for my taste but that the fruit and oak usage kept it somewhat in balance. The wine does present some tannins, I would call them medium and and are drying but also leave a rounded feeling in the mouth. The same fruit notes came through on the tongue as what I got in the nose but a got a lot more oak. With food the acidity seemed the come up a bit and became more noticeable and oakiness faded.
I stored the 2nd 1/2 of this in a 375ml under screw cap and came back to it a week later. The oak was reduced substantially but the tannins were still there. Fruit blossomed a bit and the wine took on a meatier quality, which was what I was looking for with this wine. I much preferred this wine this time around and if I were to purchase I would note that it needs a stiff decant to open up.
Recommended and I think syrah lovers will enjoy this.
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