Black fruit up front, moves fairly quickly into a dense, mid-to-high noted core with cocoa, earth, licorice. Finishes fairly long on decent acidity. Interesting... drinks more like a Bordeaux blend than a Syrah, good just not quite what I expected.
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Last bottle from a batch purchased direct. PnP. Cork broke, and crumbled, wine did not seem effected
Medium purple color, opaque and slightly cloudy. Nose showing dark fruits and balsamic. Palate was faded plum, blackberry, olives, minerals. Some bacon fat through mid palate. Medium weight and finish.
Wine still drinks OK, but I found the fruit to be faded and less expressive than what I recall from its earlier days. Should drink at this level for a bit, this bottle likely peaked a few years ago. Guessing this moves to a tertiary phase in a few years. Would drink up
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(Copain Syrah Les Voisins) Pre-release (Fall 2010 release) - dark purple red violet color; tart black fruit, red plum, black plum nose with a touch of pepper; tasty, tight, black fruit, tart plum palate with firm tannins; medium-plus finish
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12/9/2022 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points
Final of 4 bottles.
Delicious, no formal TN.
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11/7/2022 - oropeza wrote:
Black fruit up front, moves fairly quickly into a dense, mid-to-high noted core with cocoa, earth, licorice. Finishes fairly long on decent acidity. Interesting... drinks more like a Bordeaux blend than a Syrah, good just not quite what I expected.
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2/5/2021 - Praj wrote: 96 Points
Wonderful depth but likely peaked a couple years ago
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4/17/2020 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
Wine in the time of Corona Virus - Quarantining in NYC & NH; 3/7/2020-9/1/2020 (NYC/NH): Popped and poured this for our weekly Family Zoom Happy Hour. Pleasantly surprised - this was quite tasty - really crunchy, juicy red fruit (cranberry notes), tannins resolved, acidity bright and an enjoyable savory finish.
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10/25/2019 - walkerjfw wrote:
Last bottle from a batch purchased direct. PnP. Cork broke, and crumbled, wine did not seem effected
Medium purple color, opaque and slightly cloudy. Nose showing dark fruits and balsamic. Palate was faded plum, blackberry, olives, minerals. Some bacon fat through mid palate. Medium weight and finish.
Wine still drinks OK, but I found the fruit to be faded and less expressive than what I recall from its earlier days. Should drink at this level for a bit, this bottle likely peaked a few years ago. Guessing this moves to a tertiary phase in a few years. Would drink up
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