2012 Alban Vineyards Syrah Reva Alban Estate Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (66) Avg Score: 94.2 points

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  2/24/2024 - pmarlo wrote: 94 Points

  Sort of muted upon opening but after an hour it emerged and is ponderous on the palate. Beautiful fruit, beautiful structure. Very deep and complex. Alcohol is apparent but never overshadows the structure and depth of wine. After a sip want the next, a great sign.
  Two days later, nose blossomed and very fragrant. Fruit now strong and nice, and there is a meat and funk taste. Jeeze, what does funk taste like? This was like molding hay and horse stall, but that was just a bit and for short second. Also a meaty taste was woven into it. Something for sure. The way I describe the flavors sounds bad, but it was a great characteristic. Liked this a lot more on second day.
  I've had Reva a number of times; sometimes I open right at peak, sometimes several years before, and sometimes past peak. My approach in the past was to buy at least two bottles. In one instance I opened one at peak. I thought I could run the next bottle out a good five more years, but when I did was bland and flabby. Other CT reviewers seem to indicate this is a twenty year wine, and it very well might be. But my advice is drink them in the window but don't let them go more than another year, two tops.

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  1/27/2024 - Castle Peak wrote: 93 Points

  Much more enjoyable on day two. Will certainly benefit from a healthy decant.

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  12/18/2023 - Oldmanzin Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Dark fruit, garrigue and iron ore come together in a top shelf Central Coast Syrah. Wonderful depth and texture, but it is the layers of complexity that makes this wine so special. It has the “X” factor that I seek in a wine. Great juice.

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  10/27/2023 - gesusser Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Hour plus decant allowed this tasty Syrah to show Its class: smooth as glass; in its prime drinking window

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  9/11/2023 - ogres3 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Drank with Kurt & Jenna and in-laws with fresh ribeye.

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