2015 Baker Lane Syrah Sonoma Coast Cuvée

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 89 points

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  7/12/2022 - OaktownRush Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This took a little while to open up, but once it did it was worth it. Nose of underbrush, dried thyme, graphite, dark macerated berries — the savory components really lead. The palate is fresh with nice med+/high-ish acid, more graphite, blackberries. It’s doesn’t have quite the palate intensity you’d hope for based on the nose, but there’s still a nice sense of direction.
  
  Insanely good for a Grocery Outlet find.

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  10/7/2020 - oakfig wrote: 88 Points

  dark cherries, fall flowers, clove and cola smells.
  Tastes of dark cherries, ripe blackberries, a bit of black pepper and cola.

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  4/25/2019 - radiolysis wrote:

  (bottle provided from Casemates for review)
  
  This Cuvee is quite light on the nose with no noticeable alcohol hit. I get lots of cherry cola/floral/light smells. Maybe some light caramel as well. I like the color, which i would say is medium purple with good concentration.
  
  Tasting for the first time i got a hit of eucalyptus, but that disappeared on subsequent tastes, for what it’s worth. Generally it’s a soft wine with good acid but not a lot of tannin. The part that blew me away was the finish — suuuuuper long. It just kept sitting there and tasting good for what seemed like a full minute.
  
  Six months ago the SoCal gathering was syrah focused, and i could see this bottle sitting in that group. We had the Baker Lane Estate Syrah (previously offered), and i would say this Cuvee is a different breed.
  
  It was less than successful in pairing with food. A hamburger with all the fixings overwhelmed the wine. After dinner we finished the bottle without food which played to it's strengths.
  
  Overall, quite delicate and light and good without food.

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