Vinturied and consumed over several hours, Wow, this is still terrific, and aging beautifully. Broad and intense blue fruit with chewy tannins leads into a tension free finish. Drink now with decant thru 2024, Why wait it’s fabulous now.
Dark inky purple color, full bodied, concentrated supple tongue coating fruit filled ripe blackberry and black raspberry, ripe plum with tones of vanilla, spice, tar and sweet oak with hints of licorice before yielding to a layer of mineral on the lingering smooth tannin finish.
At ten years, this is starting to show its age a bit with a slight bit of an edge and alcohol heat, hence deducting a point from my previous score. I attribute this to age although it could be a bottle variation but I doubt it.
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5/9/2022 - wine4lux Likes this wine: 93 Points
Very well balanced, drinking incredibly well now.
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10/30/2021 - wino121 wrote: 94 Points
Vinturied and consumed over several hours,
Wow, this is still terrific, and aging beautifully.
Broad and intense blue fruit with chewy tannins leads into a tension free finish.
Drink now with decant thru 2024,
Why wait it’s fabulous now.
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8/25/2019 - Coachron13 Likes this wine: 89 Points
A good solid syrah, but have had better. Somewhat jammy, a little minerally. Nice dark purple color, dark fruit. Still 2-3 years left, maybe more.
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6/16/2019 - rmcnees Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark inky purple color, full bodied, concentrated supple tongue coating fruit filled ripe blackberry and black raspberry, ripe plum with tones of vanilla, spice, tar and sweet oak with hints of licorice before yielding to a layer of mineral on the lingering smooth tannin finish.
At ten years, this is starting to show its age a bit with a slight bit of an edge and alcohol heat, hence deducting a point from my previous score. I attribute this to age although it could be a bottle variation but I doubt it.
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9/22/2017 - borneman wrote: 94 Points
Almost 2 years to the day since last bottle opened. Still fresh but loaded with same bacon fat. Huge, chewy wine.
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