Black ripe-to-cooked fruit w huge hit of baking spices. Full bodied, soft tannins. Not enough acid or texture to balance how boozy it is imo. It’s Not For Me, but others at the party went back for seconds. Also the bottle is insanely heavy ??
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Absolute, unanimous winner of the night. This is fancy anniversary dinner at a baller steakhouse wine. So, so, so good.
N: black pepper, flowers, black plum, meat juice (like when you rest a steak), baked cloves T: cedar, cooked black plum, cloves, savory. Med+ tannin, med+ acid, super well integrated. Long savory finish.
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2013 San Simeon Stormwatch Paso Robles
12/24/2023 - wine.cult Does not like this wine:
Black ripe-to-cooked fruit w huge hit of baking spices. Full bodied, soft tannins. Not enough acid or texture to balance how boozy it is imo. It’s Not For Me, but others at the party went back for seconds. Also the bottle is insanely heavy ??
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2015 Ridge Syrah Lytton Estate
11/10/2023 - wine.cult Likes this wine:
Absolute, unanimous winner of the night. This is fancy anniversary dinner at a baller steakhouse wine. So, so, so good.
N: black pepper, flowers, black plum, meat juice (like when you rest a steak), baked cloves
T: cedar, cooked black plum, cloves, savory. Med+ tannin, med+ acid, super well integrated. Long savory finish.
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2015 Marlène & Nicolas Chevalier Crozes-Hermitage
11/10/2023 - wine.cult Likes this wine:
Lovely. Very classic expression of Rhône syrah
Nose- dried plums and cherries, jerky, iron, garden center dirt
Taste- crunchier red and black fruit, still super fresh! olives.
Still has structure- med acid, med but velvety tannin, long finish. Drink now or can be aged a bit longer, maybe 2-3 years
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