2007 Shane Syrah The Villain

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 90.1 points

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  4/11/2015 - moveablesirkus wrote:

  with sister and LR. super dusty - as if the glasses had been sitting in a cardboard box for a decade. but it wasn't corked. some dark fruit emerged, the tannins had softened out, but in any interesting way. this didn't turn into anything special.

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  1/12/2013 - tooch wrote: 85 Points

  Saturday with David White (Domaine Wine Storage & Sun Wah - Chicago, IL): Dark fruit at its core with some pepper and florals. Had nice balance to it, but just didn't strike a chord with me.

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  2/10/2012 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Over 2 years in between bottles and very little traffic on this wine in over a year so I'll add my impression, although this is my last bottle. Open 2 full days. Pours very dark and comes across as inky, grapey and burly. The fruit has that earthy/crushed feel, juicy, without being ripe or alcoholic. This is a wine with a big path of fruit but it's in the vein of olive, soili and black cherry, dark blackberry. Needs another couple years but more approachable now than it was in 2009 when I last noted it.

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  11/5/2010 - gdenton wrote: 89 Points

  Good. Not great. Let's see how it is tonight.

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  8/25/2010 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 89 Points

  Northern Italian Whites and then Syrahs - Controversy in the tasting Group: My first time trying this producer. It is still young and for me, the oak was prevalent. I have no doubt, however, that a year or two in bottle will cure that issue and this will be a couple of points or so higher. Very pretty in the glass, purple with a ruby rim. Big nose with black raspberries and pepper and oak turning to cedar. On the palate, lots of tannins and an oaky black raspberry quality. I hope to be lucky enough to revisit this in 2013.

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