2016 Failla Syrah MxM Estate

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 93.5 points

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  1/3/2024 - Bob23 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  This is outstanding - really tasty American syrah. Good varietal typicity without too much funk to overwhelm casual fans (I'm looking sideways at you, Cayuse) - dark raspberry, chocolate, some savory/farm nose. I will go looking for more.

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  11/25/2021 - IJC Likes this wine:

  Outstanding. Magnum.
  
  An intoxicating nose of dark fruit (and lots of it), forest floor, pine needles, cinnamon bark... and lingering above all, a trace of a high toned (acetone like) phenolic. The color is dark, dark, dark purple.
  
  Beautiful integration of fruit and tannin, the fruit sweet and multi-layered, the tannins soft but still providing a tart finish that beckons yet another taste. And those tastes are rewarded with an incredibly long finish.
  
  Opened 3+ hours before drinking. In a prime drinking window, but clearly a wine that will continue to evolve over many years.
  
  Rated +3 on a scale of -1 to +3.

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