Quite restrained, fairly fruit forward, no typical Syrah boldness, I did get some of the smoke that others mentioned.
Update - remainder of bottle two nights later - much smoother and fuller. Fruit still forward, but no smoke noticed. Guess that means this needs a good decant.
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Brilliant clear ruby purple Light nose The opening feels quite soft with moderate acid and alcohol on the back end. Moderate plump fruit towards the finish, but this feels a bit off kilter. I wouldn’t recognize this as a ridge. Hopefully will come together better with time?88+?
A bit rough around the edges right out of the bottle. Earthy but flat on the palate and somewhat hot. Pencil shavings, ripe black fruit and alcohol on the nose.
After letting it breathe for 15-20 minutes, most of the alcohol fumes have blown off and the wine begins to wake up. Fruit comes more to the fore.
Out of the bottle I was ready to give it 87-89. After breathing, I landed on 91.
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I agree with other reviewers that this has some smoke taint. It's minor, but there. Very muted nose. The palate was ok, but the lack of aroma ruined this one for me.
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12/1/2023 - mark.gularte@gmail.com wrote: 88 Points
Quite restrained, fairly fruit forward, no typical Syrah boldness, I did get some of the smoke that others mentioned.
Update - remainder of bottle two nights later - much smoother and fuller. Fruit still forward, but no smoke noticed. Guess that means this needs a good decant.
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10/23/2023 - cos65 wrote: 88 Points
Brilliant clear ruby purple
Light nose
The opening feels quite soft with moderate acid and alcohol on the back end. Moderate plump fruit towards the finish, but this feels a bit off kilter. I wouldn’t recognize this as a ridge.
Hopefully will come together better with time?88+?
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10/11/2023 - D_Gizzi Likes this wine: 91 Points
A bit rough around the edges right out of the bottle. Earthy but flat on the palate and somewhat hot. Pencil shavings, ripe black fruit and alcohol on the nose.
After letting it breathe for 15-20 minutes, most of the alcohol fumes have blown off and the wine begins to wake up. Fruit comes more to the fore.
Out of the bottle I was ready to give it 87-89. After breathing, I landed on 91.
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10/7/2023 - AndrewWill Likes this wine: 90 Points
No clue what the smoke taint comments are about. This wine is extremely young. Give it 12-18 hours of air and you’ll be in for a gulpable treat.
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9/22/2023 - mrbaby wrote: flawed
I agree with other reviewers that this has some smoke taint. It's minor, but there. Very muted nose. The palate was ok, but the lack of aroma ruined this one for me.
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