Brilliant purple. Exciting aromas of violet, thyme, and spice. Powerful attack but really only medium bodied. Fresh, tangy blueberry and blackberry complicated by soil, licorice, and citrus with a long, harmonious, chocolatey finish. Great acidity for such a warm climate. Fantastic wine that is already displaying tremendous complexity while retaining its verve. This should easily age for another decade.
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Successful pairing with Kalbi-style grilled beef short ribs. After decanting for about 3 hours on day 1 the Syrah notes were the star, leaping out of the glass and featuring prominently on the palate with green pepper notes. Day 2 was much more integrated with blue fruits coming out. Plenty of life left and would recommend a long decant.
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What a beauty! Shows why the GSM (in this case SMG) recipe is so successful. Big and full but smooth and integrated. Nice job from Booker on a classic formula.
4/30/21 Another bottle, this time 93. A big CA version of Chateauneuf, fun to drink. A mouthful!
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Drinking well although a bit too full, sweet and jammy for my taste. My wife loved it so just a function of style preference. We both enjoyed it though and the score is a compromise between the two of us. Worked well with grilled ribeye.
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10/25/2023 - drwine2001 wrote:
Brilliant purple. Exciting aromas of violet, thyme, and spice. Powerful attack but really only medium bodied. Fresh, tangy blueberry and blackberry complicated by soil, licorice, and citrus with a long, harmonious, chocolatey finish. Great acidity for such a warm climate. Fantastic wine that is already displaying tremendous complexity while retaining its verve. This should easily age for another decade.
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1/24/2022 - mvande21 wrote: 93 Points
Blackberries, black cherry, leather and pepper. Smooth and balanced. Full body. Fine grain tannins and a long finish. In it's zone. Delightful wine.
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11/22/2020 - dpolzien Likes this wine: 92 Points
Successful pairing with Kalbi-style grilled beef short ribs. After decanting for about 3 hours on day 1 the Syrah notes were the star, leaping out of the glass and featuring prominently on the palate with green pepper notes. Day 2 was much more integrated with blue fruits coming out. Plenty of life left and would recommend a long decant.
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10/16/2020 - seijaro Likes this wine: 94 Points
What a beauty! Shows why the GSM (in this case SMG) recipe is so successful. Big and full but smooth and integrated. Nice job from Booker on a classic formula.
4/30/21 Another bottle, this time 93. A big CA version of Chateauneuf, fun to drink. A mouthful!
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6/28/2020 - tantotinto wrote: 91 Points
Drinking well although a bit too full, sweet and jammy for my taste. My wife loved it so just a function of style preference. We both enjoyed it though and the score is a compromise between the two of us. Worked well with grilled ribeye.
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