[Tasted on November 26, 2024 at Home with Michael and Rachel]
Blackberry, blueberry, smoked meat and garrigue. Wine is #14 on Wine Spectator’s Top 100 of 2019. — a month ago
Really rich, deep, dark fruit. — 2 months ago
8000th wine on here and it’s a doozy! Beautiful raspberry and blueberry fruit, exotic barrel notes, integrated perfectly. White pepper. Stems. Umami. Super exotic. Top notch barrels. Lighter than expected. Best domestic syrah ever? Kinda… thanks for tuning in! 8000 now and more to go. Maybe not Hahahha — 2 months ago
Drank with dinner on Christmas 2024. Decanted in morning and poured back into bottle, then back into decanter at dinner time. Wine was beautiful dark fruits, almost no appreciable tannins. Paired with duck breast with cherry sauce. A gorgeous combo. — 17 hours ago
2009. Similar notes to the 2005. Less eucalyptus notes, more dried fruit. Inky color, iron minerality, cassis driven, pretty fruit, tannins still grippy. Tobacco and mint on the finish. Cork disintegrated while opening, but juice intact! 😁 — 2 months ago
This was 100% CF - no sign of age, inky, w/impressive aromas of cherry cough drop, herbaceous, white pepper, medicinal - old school vibes on nose. Bit unruly on palate, definitely felt the heat and finish had some astringency. Not a huge fan of Paso Robles fruit… Still a decent quaff and scratches itch for varietal CF. — 2 months ago
Good! Mid weight red with some sweetness up front and a mellow, short end. Good for the price. — 11 days ago
Not a Syrah but a Grenache blanc. Good skin contact that was gifted to Hailey. — a month ago
N: elegant gooseberry lovely florality.
P: crisp. Green Apple fruit Mineral. Not super fruity.
S/s
12.1% — 2 months ago
Henry Fuseler
12/2025. After 12 years it drank very well. Nice flavor and a smooth finish. — 10 days ago