Modest amount of varietal characteristics here, for me anyway. More black fruit on the nose than anything else, and pretty simple palate in a very dry, somewhat austere way. Blackberry, though not at all jammy. Nicely low in alcohol. Just not Syrah-like or very interesting.
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5/22/2013 4:46:00 PM - Really enjoy reading your notes! If you ever find yourself between Seattle and Vancouver BC, I'd love to have you for a drink with our friendly local wine group. Looks like we drink similar wines.
2018 Sandlands Syrah Santa Lucia Highlands
3/2/2024 - slanum wrote:
Modest amount of varietal characteristics here, for me anyway. More black fruit on the nose than anything else, and pretty simple palate in a very dry, somewhat austere way. Blackberry, though not at all jammy. Nicely low in alcohol. Just not Syrah-like or very interesting.
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2018 Sandlands Mataro San Benito County
1/14/2024 - slanum wrote:
Red raspberry fruit to the fore, no tannins, oak, or evident alcohol: really an easy-going, scrumptious bottle of wine.
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2002 Domaine Marquis d'Angerville Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Ducs
1/6/2024 - slanum wrote:
(@ 165) In line with the other 2023 notes: marvelous.
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