Inky purple in color, shiny and bright. The nose has black raspberries and clay. Someone mentioned butterscotch and that works as well. On the palate, this has lots of black raspberry fruit and a "sandpaper" taste, if that makes sense. Good finish. Overall, this has a lot of fruit and oak, but if that is ok with you, this is a nice wine. It needs bigger foods to pair with.
Inky purple in color. The nose is very tight on this. With time, blueberries and black raspberries with slight saw dust notes. On the palate, this has plums and black raspberries. Very smooth with little tannins. Good balance. Easy drinking. This retails for $20 and is a good value and nice for parties. It would work with bigger or meat based dishes.
Purple, ruby at the rim. There is a bit of barnyard funk here. Also some black raspberry fruit. On the palate, there are firm tannins in this young wine, but there is also a nice silkiness to the texture. Black cherry fruit. Good balance. This will work with bigger foods. This retails for $20 and is an excellent value. A little air will help at this point or some short term cellaring (3 years).
Inky purple in color, ruby at the rim. The nose is nice with black raspberries and black olives. On the palate, there is some complexity here. Juicy acidity. Tart black cherry fruit. Some heat. Medium bodied. This retails for $19 which is a very nice value. This would work for BBQ or other bigger foods.
Excellent wine. This has really developed and while showing some signs of age at 15, there is plenty of life left. Purple in color, some browning at the edges. The nose has black raspberries and black pepper. nice and not overblown. On the palate, there is some layering of black raspberry fruit with char and slight pepper. Nice texture. Good finish. This will work with larger or spicy foods quite well. Good finish. Right now, this is a very pretty wine and one that all Syrah lovers could find some enjoyment from.
Inky purple in color. The nose has sweet black raspberries, slightly dusty. On the palate, this is jammy black raspberries. Medium tannins. Thsi makes very easy drinking and while not over the top, this is more about instant enjoyment than depth and complexity. Will need big, strong food to pair with but will drink well on its own. Sure to be a crowd favorite. Drink in the next five years. $30 retail.
Inky purple in color. The nose has black raspberries, saw dust and clay. On the palate, this has tart acidity. Black cherry notes. Slight tannins and a sour, but long finish. This did improve with air, so it likely will improve with a bit of bottle age. Needs bold food to pair with. $30 retail. The sum is better than the parts here.
This bottle was drinking quite well at 3 years from vintage. Light gold/green in color. The nose is expressive; sugary with some honey dew melon. On the palate, this is dry. On the palate, this is dry. Some lemon pith. Just a bit of depth. Round. Very clean. Nice. Would work with lighter foods and makes a very nice starter wine. $20 retail is a good value. Drink now.
This was pop and pour and it needed more air. Of course very young, but still, this was excellent. Ruby in color. The nose has cherries, floral notes and slight tar. On the palate, this is tannic. Fresh acidity cuts across the tannins though revealing nice cherry fruit. Showing some tight layering already. Great mouthfeel. Of course, this begs for some hearty food. Even more, another ten years in a good cellar should show some improvement.
This seems to be at peak at this point. It won't get any better not discounting bottle variation. Ruby in color, slight browning at the rim. The nose has cassis, cherries, slight baking spice, slight dried craisins, On the palate, there is good acidity here. Tart cherries, cassis with underlying dry forest floor notes. Nice finish. This will work nicely with meet based dishes. Give it 30 miutes of air to blow off the bottle stink and it is good to go.
