At Wu's Wonton King. Wonderful syrah, the way it ought to be. Smoky and saline but with a dense core of fruit as well. Dense tannins on the back end give this extra structure. This is a fantastic expression of mature syrah, and I'm so glad to have been able to try a non-corked bottle.
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Superb. Fully mature with layers of roasted meat, smoke, and savoury earthiness framing a core of red fruit and black olive tapenade; still incredibly fresh and vibrant on the palate with a beautiful polished texture, and just a faint tannic bite on the finish. Glad I have one more.
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12/3/2023 - salil wrote: 95 Points
Everything acyso said in his note from 12/3. Brilliant, old school Côte-Rôtie as it should be. Thanks Z!
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12/3/2023 - acyso wrote: 95 Points
At Wu's Wonton King. Wonderful syrah, the way it ought to be. Smoky and saline but with a dense core of fruit as well. Dense tannins on the back end give this extra structure. This is a fantastic expression of mature syrah, and I'm so glad to have been able to try a non-corked bottle.
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10/20/2018 - salil wrote: flawed
Adrian visits Châteauneuf-du-Salil; 10/19/2018-10/20/2018 (Indianapolis): Lightly corked. Bah, a real bummer as beneath there were still bright black olive and meaty notes apparent, and other bottles of this have been fantastic without the TCA.
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10/20/2018 - acyso wrote: flawed
Visiting Châteauneuf-de-Salil (sans Pape); 10/19/2018-10/20/2018 (Indianapolis, IN): Corked.
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4/29/2017 - salil wrote: 94 Points
Superb. Fully mature with layers of roasted meat, smoke, and savoury earthiness framing a core of red fruit and black olive tapenade; still incredibly fresh and vibrant on the palate with a beautiful polished texture, and just a faint tannic bite on the finish. Glad I have one more.
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