September 12, 2023 - This has withstood the test of time.I posted the pic with the inky stained cork. Dark fruit, stewed prunes and pepper with nice acidity and a long finish.The fruit has held up well. It's my only bottle(sadness). I'm going to suggest there's still life in this vintage, so don't fear giving it another year or two, if you can stand it!? 😉
A Woot wine purchase from a Dec 2016 Wellington "mystery case" of 6; the average cost was $25/750ml. What a bargain 11 years later! I enjoy a syrah as a departure from my day to day CDP, Cabs, Brunello, Amarone...
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Excellent. Initially a bit closed but within 10 minutes it opened up with a savoury and flowery nose along with pepper and dark fruit. Nice balance and density, of course. It also evolved substantially over the evening, both opening and closing at various times. Some bitterness on the finish at times but toward the end of the bottle it returned to a long and harmonious finish. Great now and no rush.
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Bright highlights in the dark red. Pure, fully integrated fruit, spices, and tannins, with a long, luscious finish. Best on night 3, if you can hold out that long.
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Yum all around. It's definitely calming down and integrating more compared to its youth. Rich dark fruit, nice earthy and meaty aspects, and perfect Wellington balance.
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Bright cranberry red. Cedar, cinnamon, and blueberry nose. Medium bodied, pure cherries, white pepper, well integrated tannins, a dusting of herbs, and a long subtle finish. Really started singing after being open a few hours.
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It's always mixed feelings when I open a Wellington bottle of wine, knowing that there won't be more. I love Syrah in any case, and this is such an excellent example. Delicious.
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Delicious and fragrant, to no one's surprise. I'm happy for PW that he's in retirement, but regretful for the rest of us. This Syrah is certainly one of his successes, and I'm glad there's one left.
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A bit closed most of the first night. Dark fruits, some black pepper, and clearly a deep and dark wine. Night two wasn't that much different, surprisingly.
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Nice easy drinking, varietally correct Syrah. Light oak, mild tannin, medium plus body, white pepper, blackberry, and Mediterranean herbs. A bit of warmth on the finish. Certainly a big step up from basic, entry level Syrahs, but doesn't quite have the feral edginess that really catches my attention.
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This is a compromise score ... she thought that it was a skunky bottle ... something wrong and I tolerated it. Dark fruit (plums, etc.) on the nose and palate ... nothing distinguishable. I didn't detect any earthy/leather/smoke of many syrahs. Not in balance with fruit, tannins and acidity. Disappointing.
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Nice big burly Syrah in a nice part of its young phase. Anise and dark fruit on the nose with additional complexities that come and go. Flavours are dark cherry, plum, baking spices, and hints of smoke. Palate is rich but balanced with acidity. Tannins are medium. Finish is long. This is good now and will be good for years in all likelihood. Need to get more.
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9/12/2023 - SawgrassSteve Likes this wine: 92 Points
September 12, 2023 - This has withstood the test of time.I posted the pic with the inky stained cork. Dark fruit, stewed prunes and pepper with nice acidity and a long finish.The fruit has held up well. It's my only bottle(sadness). I'm going to suggest there's still life in this vintage, so don't fear giving it another year or two, if you can stand it!? 😉
A Woot wine purchase from a Dec 2016 Wellington "mystery case" of 6; the average cost was $25/750ml. What a bargain 11 years later! I enjoy a syrah as a departure from my day to day CDP, Cabs, Brunello, Amarone...
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4/25/2023 - klezman wrote:
Excellent. Initially a bit closed but within 10 minutes it opened up with a savoury and flowery nose along with pepper and dark fruit. Nice balance and density, of course. It also evolved substantially over the evening, both opening and closing at various times. Some bitterness on the finish at times but toward the end of the bottle it returned to a long and harmonious finish. Great now and no rush.
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3/14/2023 - merryberry Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bright highlights in the dark red. Pure, fully integrated fruit, spices, and tannins, with a long, luscious finish. Best on night 3, if you can hold out that long.
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12/28/2021 - kmccarty006 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Just finished my last bottle out of 16 total. Amazed how well this was going down and really sad I have no more left.
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11/24/2021 - InFrom/HF Likes this wine: 92 Points
My last bottle of this, it just got better each time. Restrained but still fresh fruit, dry with balanced tannins and acidity. I can't stop sipping.
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12/25/2020 - InFrom/HF Likes this wine: 88 Points
Something meaty-like with the fruit, noticeable but not unpleasant tannins. Another wreck of a cork, but the wine itself was fine.
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12/9/2020 - klezman wrote:
Yum all around. It's definitely calming down and integrating more compared to its youth. Rich dark fruit, nice earthy and meaty aspects, and perfect Wellington balance.
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11/17/2019 - merryberry Likes this wine: 91 Points
Bright cranberry red. Cedar, cinnamon, and blueberry nose. Medium bodied, pure cherries, white pepper, well integrated tannins, a dusting of herbs, and a long subtle finish. Really started singing after being open a few hours.
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8/30/2019 - TottenCellars wrote: flawed
Bad cork on this one. :(
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4/9/2019 - qwerty2 wrote: 90 Points
It's always mixed feelings when I open a Wellington bottle of wine, knowing that there won't be more. I love Syrah in any case, and this is such an excellent example. Delicious.
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2/12/2019 - hcnate wrote: 90 Points
Fruit bomb drinking in prime! Full body, rich and delicious.
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1/24/2019 - klezman wrote:
Yummy out of the gate. Dark berries, leather, a meaty/bloody quality. Smoothed out with air, bringing the fruit more to the front.
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1/11/2019 - nathanbsmith Likes this wine:
Enjoyable on initial PNP and the next night too. Thanks PW.
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10/14/2018 - qwerty2 wrote: 90 Points
Delicious and fragrant, to no one's surprise. I'm happy for PW that he's in retirement, but regretful for the rest of us. This Syrah is certainly one of his successes, and I'm glad there's one left.
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6/30/2018 - manny651 Likes this wine: 89 Points
surprisingly fresh and delicious
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5/26/2018 - DKHaus wrote: flawed
Corked.
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1/3/2018 - klezman wrote:
A bit closed most of the first night. Dark fruits, some black pepper, and clearly a deep and dark wine. Night two wasn't that much different, surprisingly.
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9/6/2017 - pickhardt wrote: 87 Points
Pleasant, dark fruit with some tannin, but pretty thin and not a long finish. Pretty good value for what I paid (via Woot).
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7/15/2017 - Cabfrancophile wrote: 87 Points
Nice easy drinking, varietally correct Syrah. Light oak, mild tannin, medium plus body, white pepper, blackberry, and Mediterranean herbs. A bit of warmth on the finish. Certainly a big step up from basic, entry level Syrahs, but doesn't quite have the feral edginess that really catches my attention.
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5/29/2017 - RPerro Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice Cali syrah, with plum fruit, white pepper, and notes of milk chocolate. No oak to speak of, and very light tannin. Drink now - 2020.
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4/10/2017 - Parnelli wrote: 84 Points
This is a compromise score ... she thought that it was a skunky bottle ... something wrong and I tolerated it. Dark fruit (plums, etc.) on the nose and palate ... nothing distinguishable. I didn't detect any earthy/leather/smoke of many syrahs. Not in balance with fruit, tannins and acidity. Disappointing.
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1/30/2017 - klezman wrote:
Nice big burly Syrah in a nice part of its young phase. Anise and dark fruit on the nose with additional complexities that come and go. Flavours are dark cherry, plum, baking spices, and hints of smoke. Palate is rich but balanced with acidity. Tannins are medium. Finish is long.
This is good now and will be good for years in all likelihood. Need to get more.
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