Previous notes apply for the most part. Continue to hold another 8-12 months. Core fruit is quality, but still holding a little back. Exhibiting streaks of more red fruit than I usually associate…
Very similar to my notes two years ago. This time it maintained some alcohol on the back end throughout consumption, which pulled a little bit of focus away from the core fruit flavors. Still a very…
Much more accessible than the Shakti, this Piranha Waterdance displayed really nice purple and blackberry core fruit, along with some of the signature SQN funk that crept up on the back end and…
A very gulpable style, with rounded purple and black berry fruit flavors. Some streaks of cranberry and dark raspberry inserted in the otherwise purple and black berry notes. Some railroad tie, wood,…
Same as previous notes. This was drinking very well about 30 minutes after PnP. Gained some really nice depth in the glass with some swirling. Dark blackberry, huckleberry, boysenberry, black hot…
Some of my previous notes apply. Not a particularly noteworthy showing this time around. PnP was tight and predominantly alcohol and acid based. The fruit was reserved, hidden under a tannic clamp…
Certainly complex and tiered with fruit and spice flavors. More of a red fruited Syrah, with a concentrated cranberry flavor that lifted the profile in an interesting way. I normally prefer my Syrahs…
Same as my CT notes from 1/21/16. A bit alcoholic on the PnP. Give it two hours in the decanter or hold for another year+ for best results. Really interesting railroad tie and camphor notes on the…
Same as my previous notes from November. The best showing of this wine I've ever had. 98 points from RP seems about right. My last bottle. Wish I had more, but at more than twice the release price…
Same as last year's notes. Without question, one of the best domestic Syrah producers in the nation. This is fully resolved and ready to be consumed now. No decant necessary, unless you want to…
Stems, stems, and more stems. The 60% whole cluster on this wine was currently displaying in a way that was so distracting, I could barely get a sense of the purple berry fruit hiding in the…
Man, some folks are absolutely loving this wine right now. A few in our party killed this bottle almost instantly. I continue to find it more and more middle of the road as time goes on. It was super…
Maybe in a few years this will be an ok Syrah?...but it tasted a little worrisome to me. Presently, it lacked almost any real depth or concentration. It displayed a clipped, bitter finish, kicking…
Similar to my previous notes. A little more higher toned black raspberry liqueur and Amarena Fabbri black cherry notes dominating the palate this time around. This particular bottle threw off a lot…
Extremely hiigh-toned, infantile, primary, and almost impossible to rate given the time allowed for this to try to open up. Decanted in a wide-bottomed decanter for over three hours. It barely…
Previous notes apply. Hold until 2018. Came off a little sweet and disjointed initially. Opened up a bit more after a few hours in the decanter, but was still a little too plush and round for my…
Previous notes apply. A good Syrah for $25, and yes, that qualifier needs to be there. It drinks above its price point in the sense that it is super inexpensive. But it doesn't drink way above its…
Same as my notes 8 months ago. Developed some really nice dark chocolate, earth, black olive, and deep black raspberry notes to frame out the core blackberry fruit flavors.
Drinking even better than it did back in April. Previous notes are the same. A little smoother and a little more depth it seemed. Went down very easy. Came off a little old world, like a "cleaner"…
An intense and broad-shouldered Syrah blend. Big blackberry, charcoal, black plum and purple berry fruit notes. A beautiful and powerful zing of brambly black raspberry and sage remind you that the…
In no way ready for prime time whatsoever. A total departure from the Reva in almost every way. The Seymour's carries much higher-register red fruit tonalities of red raspberry and pomegranate, with…
Same as previous notes. Some subtle black olive and earth notes after about 3 hours in the decanter at 54 degrees. I will try to hold until mid/late 2017.
