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Aged Syrah Tasting Notes

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1994 Swanson Napa Valley Syrah

Candied: a bit of root beer, licorice, deep gamy core, violet pastille, leather, peppery cinnamon and cigar box over a base of black olive juice. Very lean and focused, with plenty of sweet fruit that tends to the red end of the spectrum. Lots of cola, root beer, and cinnamon spice layered over a fine bed of dark, firm fruit. This finishes with intense inner mouth perfumes and decent length. Very perfumed, very New World but complex and rather friendly. Light powdery tannins persist on the finish. 91pts

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  • Snooth User: Foxall
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    Lightly smoked wild boar ribs, eh? Well, if I ever convince a certain winery owner in Sonoma County to let me hunt boar on his property--let's say the odds of there being boar are better than good, but the odds of convincing him a little lower--we'll invite you and we'll try some syrah from the same sub appellation with it.
    BTW, can't help noticing you got that ESJ wine on sale! A good deal at either price, but 22.99 was a lot more when that was released than it seems like it is now.

    Feb 23, 2012 at 7:39 PM


  • Snooth User: Gregory Dal Piaz
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    That sounds like a delicious deal!

    And I think the 22.99 sticker was placed there to help convince me that the 12.99 price was a good deal!

    Feb 23, 2012 at 8:09 PM


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