A: Purple Welches, bright and young. N: Dominant pine and ash. Some minerality. Juniper berries not a lot of fruit on the noise. Some sourness T: Very earthy, bitter with an underlying sweetness. Up front sour then mellows out. Dirt and herbal. F: Long. Acidic but not a tanic wine. Overall: Hits the tongue differently one each sip. Characteristic of an earthy African wine (Pinotage). Complex and does not taste like a traditional Syrah. Very fun! V:5/5
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A very sunny, raisiny, subdued version of syrah, with a strong salted caramel taste towards the finish. Relatively light bodied and different, but nicely balanced and tasty.
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7/9/2009 - Lobonick wrote: 87 Points
Very nice, soft, and flavorful. Drank a few days ago, so my notes are limited, but very much liked the wine. Seemed like a good southern rhone syrah.
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3/19/2009 - btennan1 wrote: 90 Points
A: Purple Welches, bright and young.
N: Dominant pine and ash. Some minerality. Juniper berries not a lot of fruit on the noise. Some sourness
T: Very earthy, bitter with an underlying sweetness. Up front sour then mellows out. Dirt and herbal.
F: Long. Acidic but not a tanic wine.
Overall: Hits the tongue differently one each sip. Characteristic of an earthy African wine (Pinotage). Complex and does not taste like a traditional Syrah. Very fun!
V:5/5
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2/8/2009 - henrychinaski wrote: 90 Points
Fun wine. Coffee/tea on the nose. Some licorice. Smooth. Great value.
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9/19/2008 - jkkane wrote:
A very sunny, raisiny, subdued version of syrah, with a strong salted caramel taste towards the finish. Relatively light bodied and different, but nicely balanced and tasty.
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