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Colgin Syrah IX Estate(2002)
Ann Colgin and Joe Wender's love of wines from the Northern Rhone Valley inspired them to plant syrah at IX Estate. This rugged high elevation, east-facing slope with extremely rocky soil is proving to be an exceptional site for this varietal. Planted on low yielding old clones with pedigrees originating in the Cote-Rotie and Hermitage regions of France, IX Estate produces syrah with saturated black color, essences of wild blackberries and a sauvage note of game and animal.
Winemaking showcases the highly intense, ripe syrah grapes from the four different plots at the vineyard. read more...
Winemaking showcases the highly intense, ripe syrah grapes from the four different plots at the vineyard. read more...
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 120, May/June 2005
- 93/100
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July 2007
- ($125; cropped at a half-ton an acre and aged in 50% new oak) Saturated ruby. Aromas of raspberry, bacon fat, smoked meat and woodsmoke. Superripe flavors of roasted raspberry and woodsmoke. A saline, thick wine that saturates the palate. Plenty of sexy oak showing; in fact, I find this more oaky than the 2003, which is aging in all new barrels. Finishes with broad, major tannins and terrific length.
- January 2008
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No written review
- Wine Advocate # 157
- Feb-05
- 95/100
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April 2008
- James Laube
- Wine Spectator
- 95/100
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July 2007
- Robert Parker
- The Wine Advocate
- Issue 157
- 95/100
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July 2007
