Notes of blackberry, fig, beef blood (touch of iron), game, and grilled bread on the nose. Full and rich on the palate, but not heavy or cloying. Balance acidity. A very well made wine—much better than the first bottle closer to release. Slightly stony on the finish.
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Drank next to the regular 2004 estate Syrah. This wine is still youthful! Much more mineral driven. After about 45 mins in decanter started to open up more and become more complex. Hold!
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inky, luscious wine. To say this wines drinking window passed in 2014 is absurd. Gobs of ripe fruit integrated with tannins. long finish. It could several more years.
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Strong blackberry flavor with mild tar and VA. That's it. It got boring pretty quickly. Unlike previous bottles though as this was my last I'll never know if this is the direction or simply an isolated experience.
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3/16/2019 - Paul Lin wrote: 89 Points
Notes of blackberry, fig, beef blood (touch of iron), game, and grilled bread on the nose. Full and rich on the palate, but not heavy or cloying. Balance acidity. A very well made wine—much better than the first bottle closer to release. Slightly stony on the finish.
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4/29/2017 - rogerr Likes this wine: 96 Points
Drank next to the regular 2004 estate Syrah. This wine is still youthful! Much more mineral driven. After about 45 mins in decanter started to open up more and become more complex. Hold!
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5/18/2015 - dabovino Likes this wine: 92 Points
inky, luscious wine. To say this wines drinking window passed in 2014 is absurd. Gobs of ripe fruit integrated with tannins. long finish. It could several more years.
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9/1/2014 - longhorncab Likes this wine: 92 Points
Not showing any degradation from age. Very full fruit and rich flavors
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1/14/2014 - Redguy wrote:
Strong blackberry flavor with mild tar and VA. That's it. It got boring pretty quickly. Unlike previous bottles though as this was my last I'll never know if this is the direction or simply an isolated experience.
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