Color: Opaque Violet Smell: Blackberry, white pepper, minerals, cigar box, graphite, Taste: Dark fruits, tar, graphite, pipe tobacco, hint of vine tomato, charcoal, Overall: Med+ body, med acid, medium-fruit, and med-long finish. On the nose this smells like a "new world" wine...but on the palate this is more old world. It is such a multi-dimensional wine and given time in the decanter it has really begun to open up.
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A balanced and delicious syrah with a lot in common with the finest Cote Roties. Has and elegant texture along with rich flavors of blackberries and minerals and finishes with a finely concentrated finish with notes of slate and pepper. Young and should improve some but its gorgeous to drink now. 92+
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12/26/2011 - Kirk Grant wrote: 90 Points
Another wonderful bottle...more restrained now than prior bottles...
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1/20/2011 - Kirk Grant wrote: 91 Points
Color: Opaque Violet
Smell: Blackberry, white pepper, minerals, cigar box, graphite,
Taste: Dark fruits, tar, graphite, pipe tobacco, hint of vine tomato, charcoal,
Overall: Med+ body, med acid, medium-fruit, and med-long finish. On the nose this smells like a "new world" wine...but on the palate this is more old world. It is such a multi-dimensional wine and given time in the decanter it has really begun to open up.
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11/24/2007 - dream wrote: 92 Points
A balanced and delicious syrah with a lot in common with the finest Cote Roties. Has and elegant texture along with rich flavors of blackberries and minerals and finishes with a finely concentrated finish with notes of slate and pepper. Young and should improve some but its gorgeous to drink now. 92+
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