2014 Rhys Syrah Horseshoe Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (36) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  1/27/2024 - Nutty08 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  My bottle blind, and stumped most of the group as it was perceived as a north Rhone. Still rather dense and tannic. Typical syrah but more on the savory side with olive and meats rather than pepper. Not quite as refined as I was expected but quite good

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  12/12/2023 - melvinyeowq wrote: 91 Points

  Casual lunch: My contribution. Quite elegant and refined at first, liked the lifted and red-fruited nose. Put on concentration with air and became a little plummy and sweet. Best when it was popped and poured.

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  6/15/2023 - kabert Likes this wine: 92 Points

  My first 2014 Rhys syrah, this was enjoyable. I’m beginning to think that with Rhys syrah, I need to change my usual syrah thinking. I’m less likely normally to pick a syrah with dinner because of the usual high alcohol and sweet, bold, fruit-forward flavors. But a wine like this, and prior Rhys syrah I’ve had, are lower alcohol and with more balanced / less brash fruit expression, and could certainly be a dinner choice in lieu of pinot. This 2014 overall seemed more Rhone-like than Cali, with mouth watering tartness (that smoothed out by day 2), and darker flavors of chocolate -cherry.

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  11/18/2022 - wgmccallum Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Dark ruby with garnet edges. Aromas of dry aged beef, roses, black pepper, and cloves. Penetrating dry aromatic fruit on the palate with strong acids and tannins, medium body, 13% alcohol. Lovely.

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  10/31/2022 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 91 Points

  On a second tasting, I liked the easy going, drinkable nature of this wine. But I don’t feel it has the power or profundity to warrant my prior 94 review.

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