For my tastes, this wine presents really nice balance and is a pretty perfect 'weight' for a new world syrah...neither too big and clunky nor another attempt to be overly lean and hip. The nose may not have been quite as expressive as the last bottle, dark and blue fruits on the palate and a lingering finish
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Nose of tobacco and bacon. Northern Rhone in style. A tad hot. Quite tasty. Tannins still fairly significant so decanting is a good idea. Lively acid drives it and makes it quite delightful. Very complex with some interesting floral notes on the back end. Really great with a memorable pizazz. Delicious dark chocolate, coffee notes, black cherry emerge after a few hour decant.
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very, very nice cooler climate CA syrah. very expressive nose that continued to open up over the few hours open, medium intensity on the palate, with good depth of flavor and a lingering finish. 92-93ish
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A wonderful bouquet upon opening. A really great syrah that is fully developed. Needs time to decant. A fabulous balance of fruit and acid with an amazing consistency throughout.
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8/16/2023 - thalver wrote:
For my tastes, this wine presents really nice balance and is a pretty perfect 'weight' for a new world syrah...neither too big and clunky nor another attempt to be overly lean and hip. The nose may not have been quite as expressive as the last bottle, dark and blue fruits on the palate and a lingering finish
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2/10/2023 - Discobiscuits42 wrote: 93 Points
Nose of tobacco and bacon. Northern Rhone in style. A tad hot. Quite tasty. Tannins still fairly significant so decanting is a good idea. Lively acid drives it and makes it quite delightful. Very complex with some interesting floral notes on the back end. Really great with a memorable pizazz. Delicious dark chocolate, coffee notes, black cherry emerge after a few hour decant.
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5/21/2022 - thalver wrote:
very, very nice cooler climate CA syrah. very expressive nose that continued to open up over the few hours open, medium intensity on the palate, with good depth of flavor and a lingering finish. 92-93ish
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4/16/2022 - rbrater Likes this wine: 92 Points
A wonderful bouquet upon opening. A really great syrah that is fully developed. Needs time to decant. A fabulous balance of fruit and acid with an amazing consistency throughout.
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12/31/2021 - WineJ2019 Likes this wine: 91 Points
I agree w the prior review in terms of the overall profile; just a little lower on the score. Regardless very good!
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