2005 Lillian Winery Syrah Blue Label

Community Tasting Notes (33) Avg Score: 94.4 points

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  5/28/2017 - Cow Town Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Agree that this is aging slowly. Would never have guessed this was a 12 year old wine. Nice pepper, some meaty notes, but mostly dark fruits coming through. Amazing depth on the finish. My first of the "blue labels", and without knowing how much I own, I wish I had more.
  The wine looks purple colored. The legs are slow. There is light sediment in the bottle.

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  3/16/2017 - ews3 wrote: 93 Points

  First time checking in on this in about a year and a half. These Lillians are aging at a glacial pace. Shows blackberry jam, menthol, clove, iron, and a light smokiness. Well balanced, with the alcohol there, but not overpowering. Full bodied. A nice freshness comes in right before it progresses to a long herbal and black fruit finish. The herbal character on this really adds a nice interest, and this still has a long life ahead. No rush.

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  7/1/2016 - tcarter Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Awesome juice. In a great window right now. Balanced and lush.

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  3/26/2016 - tcarter Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Truly outstanding!

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  10/23/2015 - tp096255 Likes this wine: 92 Points

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  COLOR: Deep opaque purple, almost black to the rim
  NOTE: This is a super-concentrated Syrah. At $120 it should be. The nose is loaded with creme de cassis, blackberry syrup, violets and a hint of honeysuckle (is there viognier in this thing?). It is a lovely nose. The mouth is heavy/rich with gobs of blackberry liqueur, nutmeg, cinnamon, leather and tar. It gets a little acidic and puckery though, which I didn't care for. The finish carries the same theme as the mouth. What's amazing is that this is the second time I tried this wine from the same bottle. The last time was 11 months ago, October 2014, using my new Coravin. I pulled about 25% of the wine out at that time, but unfortunately didn't make a tasting note. The wine today, 11 months later, seems very fresh. I can't detect any degradation. The ONLY time the Coravin method fails is when a bottle is stored upright after being accessed. I lost about $400 bucks worth of Schrader Old Sparky because of it, so I have learned my lesson. When you Coravin anything, be sure to store it on its side almost immediately afterward or be prepared to weep.
  
  DECANT: none
  GLASS USED: Bordeaux
  TASTE: 9.2
  COST: 120
  VALUE: 3.0
  TRY AGAIN: now
  CORAVIN'D: yes
  PRE-POUR LEVEL:75
  PAIRING: n/a
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