2005 Lewis Cellars Alec's Blend

Community Tasting Notes (54) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  9/28/2023 - JCaress wrote: 93 Points

  Drinking better than I expected. Very nice fruit. Dark berry, chocolate, a long finish. Saved some for day 2, even smoother. Time to drink now or within 1 year.

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  9/5/2023 - Odedis.Wine.reviews Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Deep inky in color with a very short rim. Not showing age at all.
  
  Showing a great nose of black fruits with chocolate notes.
  
  Dry and fruit forward on the palate with nice complexity.
  
  Showing blackberries, blueberries, cooked black plums, raisins, eucalyptus, earth, tobacco, cedar, leather, alcohol, dark chocolates, coffee and mint.
  
  Long finish with fine grained tannins and cherries.
  
  This 18 year old Syrah blend from Napa Valley is drinking so nicely now. Well balanced with a nice mouthfeel. Rich and elegant.
  
  Probably at its peak, but will continue to drink nicely in the next five to seven years.
  
  Extracted and fruit forward. In your face kind of wine. Tangy and interesting.
  
  Needed 3 hours of airtime to open up properly.
  
  Wine Spectator 92 points.
  
  A great sipping wine. Just gorgeous.
  
  A blend of 70% Syrah and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon.
  
  14.7% alcohol by volume.
  
  94 points.
  
  $60 (current vintage).

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  11/6/2021 - FosterZap Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Had it tonight, tasted great 1 hour after decanting and better 2 hours past

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  3/27/2021 - GlenviewGSW wrote:

  Past it’s drinking window I am afraid. Ripe as always but now unbalanced with sharp notes. Maybe bottle variation ?

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  3/18/2017 - Rikster67 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This was a massive beast. Still had tons of youth in it, could go another 5, 6 years or longer. Was very much at the top of its game. The nose was sweet, smoky, oak, vanilla, dark berries, plummy, tar and baked, gooey chocolate. It followed right on through on the pallet. Color was deep, dark purple, thick in the glass, full bodied and excellent texture and mouth feel. Tannins were well integrated, firm, but not aggressive. well balanced with the fruit of the wine.

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