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Scholium Project Syrah Scythia Donati Vineyards 2004

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Winery:
Scholium Project
Varietal:
Syrah
Region:
USA > California > San Benito
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2019
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User Tags:  color descriptors, decant, purple, blackberry, berry, bramble fruits, fruits, spice, ericaceae, blueberry 


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Syrah: One of the few grapes to really be a global success. Syrah combines a meaty core of ripe berry fruit with tones that range from herbal to peppery in a package that tends to be medium bodied with good acidity and softer tannins. With age the wines can gain lovely leathery and black olive notes that make them a great match for savory and gamy dishes.

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Snooth User: Mike Pobega
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Decanted for six hours. Tremendous opaque color. The nose did not give up much, a little black fruits was about it. The palate revealed an ultra smooth Syrah that was packed with blackberries, blackcherries, some light chocolate notes and some tar. The finish was long with a touch of sweetness.This is a lush and refined Syrah, to me more in the northern Rhone style than Cali. A bit different from the one we had back in August at CLONYC 3. All I could think of was Ben Sherwin's 'bindbender comment'. This was more of a 'mindsoother'. Sometimes there is a disjustice of a quantity read more...


December 2006

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Snooth User: lafears
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Wow, what a velvety smooth beauty. It was such a nice wine to just swirl around your tounge. This coming from a girl who prefers oaky whites. I wanted to find every bottle around and hoard them for the perfect evening. Pop this out for guests if you dare and let them have a little piece of heaven. I can't wait to check out other wines from Project Scholium. I've heard good things from my picky friends about them.


October 2009

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Snooth User: Mike Pobega
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Hand of Snooth Voice of Snooth
204

Not decanted as long as usual. Super dark purple color. This is one of the smoothest syrahs I have ever come across. Pretty blueberry pie on the nose as well as bruised prrple fruits; plums are the highlight. A wonderful intergration of tannins and acid creat an ultra refined mouthfell for a syrah. The finish goes on 'til midnight, or at least 40 seconds. Glad I got 5 more in reserve.


August 2007

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Snooth User: Mike Pobega
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Hand of Snooth Voice of Snooth
204

1 hour decant. This wine is in such a wonderful place right now. Dark as a moonless night. Perfect blueberry pie, crushed pebbles. Phenomenal structure. Very consistent with my last 3 times with it. Maybe less showy and more exact and precise if anyhthing. Less perfumey. Some pretty asian spice and cedar. Steamed meat. The tannins are ironing themselves out nicely. Chewy and elegant all at once, this remains one of the best bottles of Syrah I have had recently alongside the Lucia Susans. A toned down Cali Syrah or a Rhone on steroids....you choose. Glad I got 6 more and will still seek more. 3 to 5 yars of great promise here.


September 2008

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Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed by Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar on May-06


 

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