A very favorable first impression -- the wine roared out of the bottle, dry and structured and intense and aromatic -- but when we settled down to the drinking, it seemed more underripe than anything. It's certainly at the lean end of the Syrah spectrum -- light color, moderate to high acidity, a lot of greenness -- with no funkiness, and flavors of cranberry and white pepper, with a touch of caramel. The structure persists, which makes the drinking more pleasurable than not, and some sweetness emerged at the very end.
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off-putting green meanies dominate the aroma profile. The palate, however, is chock full of savory and red fruited flavors. Barring the nose, this wine would be stunning. As it is, its only very very good. My other bottles did not have these aromatic characteristics. I'm glad I have several more
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Confusing wine for me. lovely nose, but the body seems to be lean, with some noticeable hollow spots. There is a also a challenging acidity on the finish that is cumbersome.
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11/25/2023 - talbot61 Likes this wine: 89 Points
A very favorable first impression -- the wine roared out of the bottle, dry and structured and intense and aromatic -- but when we settled down to the drinking, it seemed more underripe than anything. It's certainly at the lean end of the Syrah spectrum -- light color, moderate to high acidity, a lot of greenness -- with no funkiness, and flavors of cranberry and white pepper, with a touch of caramel. The structure persists, which makes the drinking more pleasurable than not, and some sweetness emerged at the very end.
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6/12/2021 - rgawlowski Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Not sure; it started off greenish, peppery, I thought I’d let it be overnight and it turned briny … like pickles.
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9/24/2019 - arthrovine wrote:
off-putting green meanies dominate the aroma profile. The palate, however, is chock full of savory and red fruited flavors. Barring the nose, this wine would be stunning. As it is, its only very very good. My other bottles did not have these aromatic characteristics. I'm glad I have several more
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11/1/2018 - nefarm Likes this wine: 88 Points
Light with medium high acid
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12/27/2016 - Sauvyfan Likes this wine: 90 Points
Confusing wine for me. lovely nose, but the body seems to be lean, with some noticeable hollow spots. There is a also a challenging acidity on the finish that is cumbersome.
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