Friday Night Double Blind Tasting $40+ (Bin 75): Opaque core with lighter purple rim; spicy, red and dark fruit, ripe, menthol, tarry, plum, chocolate, very dusty, high toned but dense; some cooked fruit on the palate, tannin, higher alcohol, herbs, good density, darker fruit with some red, graphite; mature and in a good spot now; people all over on this but most agreed on variety.
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HdV Syrah, Bedrock OV Zin (My Home): Purple/ruby in color. The nose is very nice with boysenberries, a hint of rosemary and just the slightest bit of raisins. This drinks like a combination of warm and cool vineyards although I am pretty sure it is all from Hyde Vineyard which I thought was in Carneros. On the palate, this back off from the ripeness on the nose. There is great acidity. Lots of red fruit. Still young but starting to show a maturity. Nice finish. Good with or without food.
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Blackberry, meat, graphite, warm earth; rich but balanced, brooding black fruit but not over-extracted; intense flavors, but soft medium tannins and not hot. Beautiful red.
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7/31/2015 - Rezy13 wrote: 89 Points
Friday Night Double Blind Tasting $40+ (Bin 75): Opaque core with lighter purple rim; spicy, red and dark fruit, ripe, menthol, tarry, plum, chocolate, very dusty, high toned but dense; some cooked fruit on the palate, tannin, higher alcohol, herbs, good density, darker fruit with some red, graphite; mature and in a good spot now; people all over on this but most agreed on variety.
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9/30/2014 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 91 Points
HdV Syrah, Bedrock OV Zin (My Home): Purple/ruby in color. The nose is very nice with boysenberries, a hint of rosemary and just the slightest bit of raisins. This drinks like a combination of warm and cool vineyards although I am pretty sure it is all from Hyde Vineyard which I thought was in Carneros. On the palate, this back off from the ripeness on the nose. There is great acidity. Lots of red fruit. Still young but starting to show a maturity. Nice finish. Good with or without food.
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8/5/2013 - R Hyde wrote: 85 Points
Drank with Karen and we agreed it need more time--retry 8/2014
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6/29/2013 - Mneumeier wrote: 96 Points
Wonderful wine. Great body. Smells like California.
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8/19/2012 - ListenToMeWine wrote: 87 Points
Elegant for a Syrah. Blue fruits with a nice acidity, just something missing in terms of grip and length.
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3/10/2012 - peternelson wrote: 93 Points
Blackberry, meat, graphite, warm earth; rich but balanced, brooding black fruit but not over-extracted; intense flavors, but soft medium tannins and not hot. Beautiful red.
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