Tasted after a 2 1/2 hour decant. Dark ruby in colour with aromas of cured meat, sweet black fruit, slightly herbaceous with notes of oak & earth. On the palate, full bodied tart black fruit, blackberry/cassis/blueberry, herbaceous, background oak as vanilla, slightly earthy, high acidity, medium soft tannins, & a medium to long finish to pepper & a chalky minerality. Definitely more of a Shiraz style than Northern Rhone, & could use more cellar time to settle down & open up.
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12/3/2021 - CDT Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tasted after a 2 1/2 hour decant.
Dark ruby in colour with aromas of cured meat, sweet black fruit, slightly herbaceous with notes of oak & earth.
On the palate, full bodied tart black fruit, blackberry/cassis/blueberry, herbaceous, background oak as vanilla, slightly earthy, high acidity, medium soft tannins, & a medium to long finish to pepper & a chalky minerality.
Definitely more of a Shiraz style than Northern Rhone, & could use more cellar time to settle down & open up.
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9/25/2021 - scorbett Does not like this wine:
Over-oaked, over-extracted, synthetic and without soul.
My how palates change after a few years.
Anyway, this is a sick joke of some assembly line manager's version of a syrah. Avoid.
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8/28/2021 - Dover drunk wrote: 91 Points
Lovely smell
And great taste a little more time before it’s perfect
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7/18/2021 - Evilhomer123 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Went Beautifully with some steak. Decanted for 2 hours.
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7/1/2021 - SadEdjo Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark red; meaty, bacony, clean finish with a hint of smoke
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