From a perfectly stored bottle this was still incredibly youthful. Sweet spices, licorice, some sweet corn, coffee, blackberries, coffee yogurt, tomato paste. Opulent, sweet and long with a beautiful sweerness-bitterness play. This was not unlike the Sine Qua Nons from the late 90s, which I love.
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Still a youthful Syrah but not quite the style I enjoy. Pretty green with an overtly herbal streak. A '94 Reva had a few years ago was much more to my taste.
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Beautiful scent with typical mature peppery Syrah fruit. However, aftertaste was hollow, and wasn't there vinegar? Not as nice as we remember them way back then.
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Wineflock - Alban Intro/Retro (Home): Group #4, My #4 - Full deep red color. Nice lithe spicy red fruit. Nice bright blueberry/blackberry palate with a firm frame and a sweet spice cake note. Nice.
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6/30/2019 - G_H wrote: 96 Points
From a perfectly stored bottle this was still incredibly youthful. Sweet spices, licorice, some sweet corn, coffee, blackberries, coffee yogurt, tomato paste. Opulent, sweet and long with a beautiful sweerness-bitterness play. This was not unlike the Sine Qua Nons from the late 90s, which I love.
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12/23/2016 - BaliBabi wrote:
Great wine for the first 45 minutes then it tasted aged. The cork was tricky to pull out.
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10/1/2014 - locovino wrote: 85 Points
Still a youthful Syrah but not quite the style I enjoy. Pretty green with an overtly herbal streak. A '94 Reva had a few years ago was much more to my taste.
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4/30/2010 - cnordstr wrote: 88 Points
Beautiful scent with typical mature peppery Syrah fruit. However, aftertaste was hollow, and wasn't there vinegar? Not as nice as we remember them way back then.
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6/15/2009 - winefool wrote: 92 Points
Wineflock - Alban Intro/Retro (Home): Group #4, My #4 - Full deep red color. Nice lithe spicy red fruit. Nice bright blueberry/blackberry palate with a firm frame and a sweet spice cake note. Nice.
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