Drank from magnum. No decant. A ton of sediment in the bottle. A nice syrah with red fruit on the nose. Typical Cali syrah with some over ripe fruit/sugar going on. Seems like this wine might be a little more muted since its release and this could be a good thing. Finish is smooth. 16.9% alc and hides it well. Drank with our main course so likely hid some of the alc.
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Consumed on Christmas 2007 in Chicago with beef tenderloin; over the top (17% alcohol), way too hot and extracted; seems to be the Delectus way, but not enough fruit and richness to cover the alcohol.
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12/27/2014 - wino121 wrote: 92 Points
Massive, ripe and ready, decanted and drank from a mag over a evening.
Did not disappoint.
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1/30/2014 - sayward Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drank from magnum. No decant. A ton of sediment in the bottle. A nice syrah with red fruit on the nose. Typical Cali syrah with some over ripe fruit/sugar going on. Seems like this wine might be a little more muted since its release and this could be a good thing. Finish is smooth. 16.9% alc and hides it well. Drank with our main course so likely hid some of the alc.
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12/31/2009 - jeward wrote: 90 Points
New years eve dinner. Rack of lamb and venison. Perfect pairing
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2/15/2009 - bigdogflow wrote: 90 Points
Decanted for 1 hour. Big fruit nose. Tons of dark fruit and some spice on the taste. Nice finish.
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12/27/2007 - jtcseventysix wrote: 87 Points
Consumed on Christmas 2007 in Chicago with beef tenderloin; over the top (17% alcohol), way too hot and extracted; seems to be the Delectus way, but not enough fruit and richness to cover the alcohol.
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