Wow - great wine, ready to drink now, right out of the bottle. Smoke, coffee, dark fruits/cassis. Great structure. Drank pretty well the second night but all flavors were a little muted.
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Deep & rich garnet color. Nose of black cherries, cassis, leather, coffee & alcohol heat. Deep rich & ripe black fruit with blackberries & black cherries upfront followed by chocolate, coffee, roasted meats and rich saddle leather. There is still quite a lot of tannin & alcohol heat that will subside in about 5 years.
I found this to be an excellent syrah but drinking now was infanticide.
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11/1/2009 - vinoceros wrote: 91 Points
Repeat. No specific notes, but similar to previous bottle. Very impressive.
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10/7/2009 - vinoceros wrote: 91 Points
Wow - great wine, ready to drink now, right out of the bottle. Smoke, coffee, dark fruits/cassis. Great structure. Drank pretty well the second night but all flavors were a little muted.
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12/10/2008 - RPerro wrote: 91 Points
Great fruit, blackberries with a nice earth and smoked meat finish. Light tannins and great acidity, a nice quaffer.
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8/23/2008 - Wino Joe wrote: 92 Points
Deep & rich garnet color. Nose of black cherries, cassis, leather, coffee & alcohol heat. Deep rich & ripe black fruit with blackberries & black cherries upfront followed by chocolate, coffee, roasted meats and rich saddle leather. There is still quite a lot of tannin & alcohol heat that will subside in about 5 years.
I found this to be an excellent syrah but drinking now was infanticide.
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4/12/2008 - finca wrote: 88 Points
Classic eastern Washington Syrah with dense dark fruit. A bit tannic, but opens nicely with air.
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