2006 Bellingham Syrah The Bernard Series Basket Press

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 85.7 points

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  5/17/2019 - chrisdgsmith@hotmail.co.uk Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I like this, it has some of the character of a N Rhone Syrah but with new world ripeness. No immediate concern about it tiring, sorry I don't have a couple more to test out.

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  12/8/2013 - Kieviet wrote: 80 Points

  To much earthy taste. Not subtile. Only with steak, not for sunday afternoon.

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  10/8/2012 - Paul S wrote: 86 Points

  WXTP Tasting III (TH's Place): A bit of pity - this was quite an incomplete wine. Good at parts, a bit unpleasant at others. Once could spot it as a South African wine from a mile away. It was very smoky on the nose, almost burnt-rubber like – an unfortunate occurence of a characteristic that has slowly started disappeared from top South African bottling. Beyond that, there were ripe, almost confected aromas of plums and sweet oaky notes chasing the smoked rubber notes. A bit odd overall. The palate was a bit disjointed too. There were parts that I liked – fresh acidity on the attack, fine tannins, bright fruit, but the whole was rather less than the sum of the parts, with noticeable alcohol and a rather hollow feel at parts of the midpalate just before a menthol and dried-leaf infused finish set in. Not disastrous, certainly quaffable in the right occasion, but not very nice either. Drink now or over the next few years.

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