2016 K Vintners King Coal

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  1/21/2024 - econnertx Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Really beautiful Syrah reflection, handled spicy Asian. Very well. Good opening notes and dark cherry and over ripe plum taste profile.
  
  Deep purple violet color, decent legs

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  10/20/2023 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points

  Wine Palooza (Eagan, MN): Showing well with dust, earth cherry, blackberries, minerals and rose petals. Comple and medium plus finish. A Solid.

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  8/8/2023 - cincybt Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Big, rich and sassy. This wine is extroverted & almost insincere, but it comes together pretty well. Saw some reviews questioning day 2 quality, but for us it was perhaps better. Intense light/dark fruit jam with pipe tobacco, a slight hint of barnyard and a generous finish. I have one more bottle and won’t be in a rush to close the account.

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  7/3/2023 - ERU wrote: 92 Points

  Aerated, in glass for one hour. Get a blend of plum, Chinese five spice and a bit of freshness springing forth. Tannins in check and the finish lingers. About 1hr later, spice is almost gone and olives and violets come through. On paper, this sounds intriguing and right up my alley. But there’s something lacking here—can’t put my finger on it, so we’ll just term it “greatness.” This wine wants to be great, but it’s not quite there. I remember a Royal City I had back in ‘09 that was fabulous. I feel like K Vinters has lost some oomph, resting on the labels to bring the pizzazz and not the juice.

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  2/17/2023 - SirJ Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This was my second K Vintner's King Coal 2016. The wine is still in the middle of its drinking window. The wine needs 2 - 3 hours to get up to 93p, to begin with the fruit is great but the oak is too dominant, but it gets better after 2 - 3 hours. Like so many Cabernet dominant wines from Charles Smith they are best after 5 - 7 years, I think, Syrah wines often have a better tannin structure and slightly higher acidity, which makes them more long-lived.

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