The nose was grassy and earthy upon opening and slowly changed to a peppery alcohol over the course of 2 hours. The palate opened up to a nice spicy rhubarb. Pepper and black cherry as well. It's a good syrah that will cut through rich meals.
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Past its prime. I bought the bottle retail and have not had it very long, so it could have been stored improperly before I bought it. At first, smelled of wonderful homemade blueberry jam, but as it opened up, it started to show a flexed/raisinated quality. I've had younger examples of this wine and other K Vintners Syrah, and they were all quite delicious. This was disappointing.
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Solid bottle of Washington syrah. Dark fruit, plum, a little damp earth. Alcohol showed a little bit. Doesn't seem to be in decline at all but I would have little hope that it gets much better with more age. Professional ratings too high IMHO.
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Another terrific Syrah from Washington. Highly aromatic, heavy bodied yet elegant, 15% alcohol well integrated. Great balance, velvety smooth, lots of blue and black fruits, bacon fat, spice, mineral. Medium long finish. Drink now-2018.
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Wildly delicious, wish I could get more 'K-Vintners' wines in Ontario - Black, well concentrated with a nose of plum, blueberrys, pepper, spice and vanilla, very intense, complex, balanced and silky smooth on the palate with excellent length, excellent! (93 Points).
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This was a tough one to get around. Had the previous vintage exactly a year before, and remember it being more crackling, with lots of blueberry and gravel in a mammoth frame. The oak hit this one pretty hard upon first opening, and it really wasn't that enjoyable. Over time, it did gain depth, integrate, and start to sing. Pretty complex toward the end of the night. Tons of fruit. A rich, full bodied syrah. For wines meant to consume immiedately, these Charles Smith wines can be a little tough to figure out when to drink. They tend to morph quite a bit for hours upon opening. At it's best, this reaches the low 90's heights of a great wine.
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8/23/2021 - Callybrian Likes this wine: 91 Points
The nose was grassy and earthy upon opening and slowly changed to a peppery alcohol over the course of 2 hours. The palate opened up to a nice spicy rhubarb. Pepper and black cherry as well. It's a good syrah that will cut through rich meals.
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4/4/2021 - shiftydrunk Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drank very well. I only let it breath for an hour before drinking. Looking for to other vintages from this line.
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10/26/2016 - bkc1428 Does not like this wine: 77 Points
Past its prime. I bought the bottle retail and have not had it very long, so it could have been stored improperly before I bought it. At first, smelled of wonderful homemade blueberry jam, but as it opened up, it started to show a flexed/raisinated quality. I've had younger examples of this wine and other K Vintners Syrah, and they were all quite delicious. This was disappointing.
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10/19/2016 - SICILIAN-SOLE Likes this wine: 91 Points
Solid bottle of Washington syrah. Dark fruit, plum, a little damp earth. Alcohol showed a little bit. Doesn't seem to be in decline at all but I would have little hope that it gets much better with more age. Professional ratings too high IMHO.
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8/6/2016 - wine4ever Likes this wine: 93 Points
Another terrific Syrah from Washington. Highly aromatic, heavy bodied yet elegant, 15% alcohol well integrated. Great balance, velvety smooth, lots of blue and black fruits, bacon fat, spice, mineral. Medium long finish. Drink now-2018.
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12/7/2012 - gossba Likes this wine: 94 Points
Beautiful nose with silky fruit forward and a smooth back.
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9/9/2012 - Curt Jacques wrote: 90 Points
pop and pour, dark and brooding, chocolate, black cherry, medium tannins, nice fruit but not much acidity, little unbalanced
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12/16/2010 - GlenviewGSW wrote: 95 Points
a phenomenal washington syrah. loads of dark fruit with a beam of toasty vanilla running thru - smooth and long on the finish.
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12/8/2010 - HenryW wrote: 93 Points
Dark-fruited, tarry, ripe, delicious.
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12/10/2009 - Tarrant wrote: 93 Points
Wildly delicious, wish I could get more 'K-Vintners' wines in Ontario - Black, well concentrated with a nose of plum, blueberrys, pepper, spice and vanilla, very intense, complex, balanced and silky smooth on the palate with excellent length, excellent! (93 Points).
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11/18/2009 - manonthemoon wrote: 91 Points
Nose of blackberry, minerals, cinnamon. Palate of black and red raspberry, games, and stones. Forward style.
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10/17/2009 - hutch wrote: 91 Points
This was a tough one to get around. Had the previous vintage exactly a year before, and remember it being more crackling, with lots of blueberry and gravel in a mammoth frame. The oak hit this one pretty hard upon first opening, and it really wasn't that enjoyable. Over time, it did gain depth, integrate, and start to sing. Pretty complex toward the end of the night. Tons of fruit. A rich, full bodied syrah. For wines meant to consume immiedately, these Charles Smith wines can be a little tough to figure out when to drink. They tend to morph quite a bit for hours upon opening. At it's best, this reaches the low 90's heights of a great wine.
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