At the risk of repeating other TNs, this wine may be the best value in PNW wines. If it was $35-40 a bottle, it would probably still be one of the best values. This wine has a bunch of funk on the nose and a very earthy profile in general. I really like this WW area style. A lot like Rôtie Cellars Northern Blend, if you’ve ever had it. My wife doesn’t like wine or the style, but then she’s not a Scotch fan either. I drank this over 3 days and while the tannins had softened a fair amount, the wine was still fantastic on day 3. Just a gem.
Last bottle before seven more arrive. Might be the biggest value in the last 5 years yet people just can't sell it out. Works for me as I have sold out a few. Black olives, tar, earth, stone and pepper. Medium plus finish and would do well in a $80 Syrah Blind Tasting. Day 3: Last glass and excellent again. No brainer buy on this wine.
Day 1:This is the best Syrah in the world for under $25. Green olives, spice, blue currants, minerals, mild funk and dried herbs. Super complex effort and no one offers this quality in the world for the price. 93 points Day 2: Just came back from a Syrah tasting with average price around $70. This would have finished 3rd tonight for me behind the 2015 Cattle King K & 2013 Reynvaan Contender. What is mind blowing is they still have some of this left. Green olives, spice, blue currants, funk, minerals, tar and floral notes. 93-94 points Day 3: Even better than day 2. Balanced wine with green olives, spice, black pepper, gravel, blueberries, raspberries and floral notes. Super complex and long finish. A Truly amazing effort for the money and would do some damage blind in a $100 Syrah Tasting. 94 points Recommendation: I should buy five cases of this.
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3 Result of a Crush Wines; 8/9/2023-8/12/2023: Day 1: One of the best values in the last 10 years for me. Hard to believe this is $24.60 with tax and shipping to my door. 13.5% alcohol. Underbrush, gravel, green olives, blueberries, stone, floral and white pepper. Super balanced wine and from the same vineyards as the higher end Reynvaan's are from. 93 points Day 2: A touch better with clay, underbrush, violets, gravel, blueberries, stone, green olives and tar. This is such a great value and not your fruit forward offering typically found in this price point. 93+ points Day 3: Still going strong. Underbrush, violets, white pepper, blueberries, cherry, green olives and tar. The reason this is so good is it is from the same vineyards of the more expensive Reynvaan. 93+ points Recommendation: Easy buy and don't listen to the critics on their wines as they rate them low 90s because they don't cost more than $25.00.
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Day 1: Not as good as earlier in the week but for $25 with shipping hello. Gravel, minerals, red currants, spice, floral, black pepper and green olives. Complexity for this price point is outstanding. 93 points
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3/18/2024 - jrglm Likes this wine: 93 Points
At the risk of repeating other TNs, this wine may be the best value in PNW wines. If it was $35-40 a bottle, it would probably still be one of the best values.
This wine has a bunch of funk on the nose and a very earthy profile in general. I really like this WW area style. A lot like Rôtie Cellars Northern Blend, if you’ve ever had it. My wife doesn’t like wine or the style, but then she’s not a Scotch fan either.
I drank this over 3 days and while the tannins had softened a fair amount, the wine was still fantastic on day 3.
Just a gem.
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9/27/2023 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 93 Points
Last bottle before seven more arrive. Might be the biggest value in the last 5 years yet people just can't sell it out. Works for me as I have sold out a few. Black olives, tar, earth, stone and pepper. Medium plus finish and would do well in a $80 Syrah Blind Tasting.
Day 3: Last glass and excellent again.
No brainer buy on this wine.
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9/8/2023 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 94 Points
Day 1:This is the best Syrah in the world for under $25. Green olives, spice, blue currants, minerals, mild funk and dried herbs. Super complex effort and no one offers this quality in the world for the price. 93 points
Day 2: Just came back from a Syrah tasting with average price around $70. This would have finished 3rd tonight for me behind the 2015 Cattle King K & 2013 Reynvaan Contender. What is mind blowing is they still have some of this left. Green olives, spice, blue currants, funk, minerals, tar and floral notes. 93-94 points
Day 3: Even better than day 2. Balanced wine with green olives, spice, black pepper, gravel, blueberries, raspberries and floral notes. Super complex and long finish. A Truly amazing effort for the money and would do some damage blind in a $100 Syrah Tasting. 94 points
Recommendation: I should buy five cases of this.
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8/9/2023 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 93 Points
3 Result of a Crush Wines; 8/9/2023-8/12/2023: Day 1: One of the best values in the last 10 years for me. Hard to believe this is $24.60 with tax and shipping to my door. 13.5% alcohol. Underbrush, gravel, green olives, blueberries, stone, floral and white pepper. Super balanced wine and from the same vineyards as the higher end Reynvaan's are from. 93 points
Day 2: A touch better with clay, underbrush, violets, gravel, blueberries, stone, green olives and tar. This is such a great value and not your fruit forward offering typically found in this price point. 93+ points
Day 3: Still going strong. Underbrush, violets, white pepper, blueberries, cherry, green olives and tar. The reason this is so good is it is from the same vineyards of the more expensive Reynvaan. 93+ points
Recommendation: Easy buy and don't listen to the critics on their wines as they rate them low 90s because they don't cost more than $25.00.
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6/23/2023 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 93 Points
Day 1: Not as good as earlier in the week but for $25 with shipping hello. Gravel, minerals, red currants, spice, floral, black pepper and green olives. Complexity for this price point is outstanding. 93 points
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