2011 Proper Wines Syrah Stone's Throw

Community Tasting Notes (43) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  2/19/2023 - caroleandjay Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Tried this 11 as it was a bargain on winebid.
  N of dark fruit and plum.
  P of black cherry and plum, with tar and rubber. Much thinner than most years.

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  3/30/2022 - ChrisinCowiche wrote: 90 Points

  Plenty of life, beefy, iron, dirt, fruit is blackberry. A bit clumsy and not likely to improve. Drink or hold but not for too much longer I don't think.

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  9/20/2019 - Fugu Me Likes this wine:

  A little disjointed on PnP, this came together with about an hour of air. Meaty/savory notes with a bit of herbaceousness more prominent than fruit.

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  11/27/2018 - dsgris Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Opaque purple with a violet rim, nose of blackberries. Tart cane pith, light fruit, medium body, a bit of bubble gum. A bit disjointed solo, but works well with some salami picante on baguette. Starting to come together with some open time. Developing a meaty texture with more time. Reserved with a nice smooth body and well integrated tannins. Yummy without being jammy. This may have plateaued, but should hold for a long time. A night later, perfectly balanced, the fruit is developing a restrained round profile, some tartness and cane pith tannins. While many do not like the cool vintages, they are my favorite and the ones I buy. Must be from drinking all that OR PN. This year they lost their estate fruit and had to purchase from others. It was a devastating winter for many. Now part of the Rotie family, both being favorite buys. Finishing four nights after opening and has developed into a restrained old world style, showing some smoky notes along with some Italian red pepper, cherries, leather and earth, lovely savory aged wine with tertiary notes replacing and enhancing the fruit.

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  11/27/2018 - curtr wrote:

  I agree that this was a lean wine whose best days are behind.

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