My first time with Dehlinger Syrah. I believe this ‘08 estate is all from their Altamont vineyard in the Russian River Valley.
Deep red/purple in the glass, hardly any bricking. Aromatics of ripe red and black berries, violets, and sweet spices. I don’t detect any savory notes and assuming no use of whole clusters as I don’t get any type of green/lifted profile. Even at 15-16yrs, this is deep with fruit…black raspberries, black currant, dark cocoa, fig, vein of sweetness down the middle, but with a coffee/mocha grippy finish. Followed over two days and, shockingly, held up just fine. Pop the corks and enjoy. — 2 months ago
Wow beautiful drop — 9 years ago
Superb very light Italian breakfast wine, great with a chill - light and bright. No funk - more like 60’s pop music before Altamont... — 4 years ago
Jerry Raphael
All together wine will a lot of dark fruits and like silk start to finish — 2 months ago