Was a little tight on first Coravin, noticeably better on second Coravin a week later, and about the same when opening the bottle fully the next night. Overall great stuff in the great tradition of Lillian syrahs, but would still benefit from a decant...
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Ruby red in color. Holding very well. Aromas of red fruit, pomegranate, blueberries, cinnamon stick, wet stone. Only opened about an hour so we’ll see how it evolves. Palate is very smooth and lively, good acidity still remains. Carries the red fruits and spice well. These wine’s continue to be gems with about a decade on them.
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Dinner with Maggie Harrison (Antica Terra / Lillian), Drinking her Great Wine + Great French Wine (Formento's - Chicago IL): Lots of black plum, berry cherry, savory spice with charming perfumed notes in very complex combination. Long, powerful and balanced all the way through a very long and impressive finish with elegant tannins. Comes across as less ripe than most Central Coast Syrah, but certainly still ripe enough. Fantastic and alluring now, probably with upside. My co-WOTN with Chave 1998 Hermitage.
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Fantastic wine. Tremendously impactful and pure, and as supreme as Syrah gets. Ripe, black and purple fruit, pencil shavings, and myrrh aromas feature spicy, brambly undertones. Dense, concentrated, and powerful, with layers, textures, and flavors that just don’t quit. But it's the incredible balance and luminosity that stand out for such a voluptuous and tenacious wine. It comes across perfectly composed, refined, and in complete control. A shot of triple espresso dominates the long and shapely finish. An absolute knockout.
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Great, complex syrah. A lot going on with great backing spice and fruit on the nose, powerful mid-palate, and lush, long finish. Good acid and backbone round out the fruit. PDQ94.5
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The nose was rich with dark fruits, brown sugar and spice, hints of pepper and savory herbs. On the palate, this displayed silky yet taut textures with balancing richness in its black fruit, spice, violet floral tones and hints of bitters. The finish was long with saturating dark fruit, herbs and spice.
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1/15/2023 - tcarter Likes this wine: 94 Points
Was a little tight on first Coravin, noticeably better on second Coravin a week later, and about the same when opening the bottle fully the next night. Overall great stuff in the great tradition of Lillian syrahs, but would still benefit from a decant...
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1/12/2023 - TMOVino2 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Ruby red in color. Holding very well. Aromas of red fruit, pomegranate, blueberries, cinnamon stick, wet stone. Only opened about an hour so we’ll see how it evolves. Palate is very smooth and lively, good acidity still remains. Carries the red fruits and spice well. These wine’s continue to be gems with about a decade on them.
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1/2/2023 - Kreutzer wrote: 94 Points
Fantastic balance. Mature now, but no way near getting tired. Very complex with dark fruit and some tertiary aromas.
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7/15/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 94 Points
Dinner with Maggie Harrison (Antica Terra / Lillian), Drinking her Great Wine + Great French Wine (Formento's - Chicago IL): Lots of black plum, berry cherry, savory spice with charming perfumed notes in very complex combination. Long, powerful and balanced all the way through a very long and impressive finish with elegant tannins. Comes across as less ripe than most Central Coast Syrah, but certainly still ripe enough. Fantastic and alluring now, probably with upside. My co-WOTN with Chave 1998 Hermitage.
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7/15/2019 - Nanda wrote: 93 Points
Dinner with Maggie Harrison (Formentos - Chicago, IL): A fantastic nose with smoked meat, bacon and smoke fully integrated with moderately ripe black fruit. Great balance and persistence on the palate.
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7/12/2019 - Rusty1488 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Quite good. This has plenty of legs for the future. Revisit in 3-5 years
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7/27/2018 - Baron Slick wrote: 95 Points
Fantastic wine. Tremendously impactful and pure, and as supreme as Syrah gets. Ripe, black and purple fruit, pencil shavings, and myrrh aromas feature spicy, brambly undertones. Dense, concentrated, and powerful, with layers, textures, and flavors that just don’t quit. But it's the incredible balance and luminosity that stand out for such a voluptuous and tenacious wine. It comes across perfectly composed, refined, and in complete control. A shot of triple espresso dominates the long and shapely finish. An absolute knockout.
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2/14/2017 - Mtnmd1 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Well structured, dark fruit Syrah. Tasted of colder climes. Drank well over two nights.
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10/22/2016 - pdemaio wrote: 94 Points
Great, complex syrah. A lot going on with great backing spice and fruit on the nose, powerful mid-palate, and lush, long finish. Good acid and backbone round out the fruit.
PDQ94.5
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8/4/2016 - smphelps wrote: 94 Points
Very nice. Sweaty, meaty, with tobacco and rosemary on the nose. Excellent delineation.
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4/19/2015 - Eric Guido Likes this wine: 93 Points
The nose was rich with dark fruits, brown sugar and spice, hints of pepper and savory herbs. On the palate, this displayed silky yet taut textures with balancing richness in its black fruit, spice, violet floral tones and hints of bitters. The finish was long with saturating dark fruit, herbs and spice.
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