2007 Martinelli Syrah Gravel Lens Hop Camp Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  2/26/2020 - SMHalps Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Steak and Syrah Night (Tuscany Steakhouse): My final bottle of this vintage. Opened, but not decanted, for about 30 minutes before pouring. Time has been kind to this bottle. I have generally been disappointed in Martinelli's Syrahs. But this was very tasty. Complex, medium bodied, with a medium length finish. I had a second glass near the end of the night and had improved a bit over two hours.

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  3/30/2018 - SMHalps Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Opened at a friend's home for dinner, we drank this slowly, so we were able to see it evolve through the night. Nice wine, medium length finish, dark color, and a LOT of sediment. The fruit is dying out, still a decent amount of acidity. Near the end of its life.

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  6/16/2016 - Rezy13 Likes this wine:

  Initially great black pepper and violets character that is unmistakably Syrah, with more air this seemed to tone down and the chocolate driven oak came to dominate the nose a bit with chat and luxurious white chocolate notes, dense fresh purple fruit, some blue, meatier, slight green note, ripe and big especially drinking alongside the softer Crozes; the palate continues with lots of ripeness, grainy slightly green tannins tell me there is a lot of stem inclusion imparting considerably firm structure, ripe almost jammy fruit, and some heat from the 15.2% ABV; a nice wine but I prefer the 2006 to this, it took several hours in the decanter for this to develop some cohesion and balance; drink or hold.

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  4/24/2016 - Bachus Maling wrote: 93 Points

  Last bottle. Popped and poured. Great smooth Syrah that is in the company of DuMol. I wish I had more.

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  11/2/2014 - CaliforniaCanuck Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Dense, dark plum colour. Nose of flint, black pepper, and blackberry. Full-bodied, moderate to high tannins, 15.2% alc. Tastes of espresso, cocoa, and black currant.

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