2006 Kongsgaard Syrah Hudson Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (30) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  2/22/2023 - Rbhan12 Likes this wine:

  Part of a large tasting, wasn't able to take detailed notes.
  
  For a 2006 I thought this wasn't showing much age. Beautifully balanced fruit, medium-full bodied, but had a nice framework of tannins and acidity that kept it focused. Really enjoyed this and thought it unlike most goopy rich Cali syrah.
  
  Drinking beautifully now but can cellar for awhile longer.

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  3/29/2022 - Peech wrote: 91 Points

  pop and poured. Sooooo ripe, soooo jammy, sooo sharp and alcoholic. Like alcoholic Ribena. Lots of overripe honeydew melon. So sweet on the palate.

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  3/11/2022 - Peech Likes this wine: 94 Points

  drank 20 minutes after decanting. Very ripe and extracted, really sweet, nice and fragrant, oaky. More open an hour after decanting, really sweet and syrupy on the nose.

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  10/9/2021 - Peech Likes this wine: 95 Points

  decanted 15 minutes after opening. Initially served too warm. Really jammy nose with blueberries, leather, potpourri, cedar, eucalyptus notes. Fragrant and delicious Californian syrah. One hour in decanter the nose was beautiful and luscious, but the acidity got higher on the palate and the tannins got a little grippy.

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  5/13/2021 - brettay wrote: 94 Points

  One of the very few California wines I’ve had that had improved with age. Loads of olive, red currant, black cherry, violet, earth, iron fillings, minerals. The savory elements are prominent but the fruit is still wonderfully supple. It almost goes a bit too far as the fruits have just a slight raisin component however the complexity and savory elements give it great breath of flavors. Super interesting and not like any California Syrah I’ve had.

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