Maybe should be 95 points. Tasted over a couple of hours with a wine group in a mix of US West Coast reds. This was the standout. Drinking beautifully right now, but don't over decant. After a couple of hours the fruit mellowed a bit at the expense of leaving the tannin, leather, rust of age. Still good, but was better earlier in the evening. I really love this wine. I'd be hard pressed in a blind tasting to pick this as petit syrah. It comes off as a fine Bordeaux. Great value too at the price point.
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at rossignol diinner. Great wine. Drank beautifully the Frenchmen present had never had a wine from Durif before and both were amazed. Still drinking beautifully. Fruit, earth, no alcohol.
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Classic PS in every way. This bottle was perfectly preserved and the wine still has a long life ahead based on this bottle. Only came alive after a 2+ hour decant, and can't wait to taste what it's like the 2nd day.
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Big Bretty nose, palate thats a wonderfully smooth and balanced with cherry, some light smoke, more brett, and a brighter, more red finish. Wonderful if you're a brett fan, this could be tough if you're anti-brett though. I'm on the fence.
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Dominated by red fruit, very juicy, ripe, with nuances of American oak, smoke and spice. Smooth, integrated tannins. Very nice example of this varietal.
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3/13/2021 - europat55 wrote: 93 Points
1996 Tasting (Andre and Sabine's House, Mountain View, CA): Nose: 94 Palate: 91
My #4, Group's #3 (60 pts). Tasted blind.
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8/19/2020 - ljones Likes this wine: 95 Points
Excellent fully mature bottle with a nice spicy note and a long finish. Excellent!
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12/3/2017 - SWHighlander Likes this wine: 94 Points
Maybe should be 95 points. Tasted over a couple of hours with a wine group in a mix of US West Coast reds. This was the standout. Drinking beautifully right now, but don't over decant. After a couple of hours the fruit mellowed a bit at the expense of leaving the tannin, leather, rust of age. Still good, but was better earlier in the evening. I really love this wine. I'd be hard pressed in a blind tasting to pick this as petit syrah. It comes off as a fine Bordeaux. Great value too at the price point.
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5/7/2017 - veniceslug1 wrote: 94 Points
at rossignol diinner. Great wine. Drank beautifully the Frenchmen present had never had a wine from Durif before and both were amazed. Still drinking beautifully. Fruit, earth, no alcohol.
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1/3/2014 - SoundinBetween wrote: 93 Points
Classic PS in every way. This bottle was perfectly preserved and the wine still has a long life ahead based on this bottle. Only came alive after a 2+ hour decant, and can't wait to taste what it's like the 2nd day.
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4/28/2011 - BradboBaggins wrote:
Big Bretty nose, palate thats a wonderfully smooth and balanced with cherry, some light smoke, more brett, and a brighter, more red finish. Wonderful if you're a brett fan, this could be tough if you're anti-brett though. I'm on the fence.
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2/20/2011 - JDRFoster wrote: 91 Points
Dominated by red fruit, very juicy, ripe, with nuances of American oak, smoke and spice. Smooth, integrated tannins. Very nice example of this varietal.
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3/3/2008 - jivey wrote: 91 Points
Bright Cherry, cranberry, brett, nice acidity with well integrated oak and tannins with ditictive strawberry on the finish. Drank like a Pinot.
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