2006 Rudius Syrah 7-Year Itch

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 92.9 points

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  12/20/2023 - Whine-oh Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Still big and bold. Very well balanced and enjoyable with a winter stew. Lots of bright fruits on the front end. Some earthy notes and still plenty of structure here. Drink or hold.

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  9/18/2019 - Meerlust wrote: 90 Points

  This bottle carried a youthful, dark purple color that looked much younger than its age. The nose and palate were initially unbalanced with more distinct oak showing for the first 30 minutes. With air, the cherry, raspberry, and plum fruit emerged from their slumber and were accompanied by floral and mineral notes as well as a touch of olive. The fruit remained subdued throughout the evening. This medium-bodied wine had balanced acidity and no rough edges. Overall, it was not as expressive as previous bottles, but it was still an enjoyable, contemplative drink.

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  3/31/2017 - Meerlust wrote: 93 Points

  15.8% alcohol. Dark purple center with ruby rim. The expressive nose provides plum, olive, bacon, and earth. The palate is very complex with plum, black cherry, pepper, scotch tape, smoke, cinnamon, pine, mineral, and earth. Structurally, this is full-bodied with balanced acidity and a bit of tannic bite on the finish. Overall, this wine is complex and unique with a profile that has a thread of syrah and a touch of sweetness not found earlier in its evolution. It paired well with a braised beef and ziti noodle dish.

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  1/31/2015 - twelch wrote: 93 Points

  Really quite nice. The extended aging really worked will for this Syrah.

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  10/4/2014 - Justin B Likes this wine: 94 Points

  A great full-bodied new world Syrah. It is quite hedonistic, but does so in a balanced way... lots of dark fruit, oak and pepper. This is the anti-AFWE wine from California ;)

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