Andremily Syrah No. 2

PnP. Opaque and dense in the glass. Lush mouthfeel with highly extracted fruit. Very full bodied. Saved half for next day and the wine was degraded. Didn't like as much as I expected.

2013 vintage

This was a PnP but would have benefited from a couple of hours in the decanter as the final sips were by far the best. Such a pure expression of Syrah with rich dark fruit overlayed with mesquite, mineral and iodine notes. Beautiful creamy, full-bodied palate that finishes long, broad and very satisfying. While this is a huge wine, it does not come across as overdone as the fruit is balanced by the well-judged acidity. I'm not sure how this …

2013 vintage

Has moved wonderfully into secondary, with ripe black plums, black licorice, iodine, soy sauce and nori notes throughout. Still has the precision of its youth. Didn’t require a decant. Drink now to 2026. Outstanding.

2013 vintage

Agree with other recent notes. Drinking well now. Probably will get better but why wait?

2013 vintage

Rich nose, of ripe fruit, hint of green roasted peppers, vanilla baking spices. Ripe fruit full bodied, structure is excellent and balanced. Vanilla, roasted fruit, cedar finish. This wine was decanted an hour.

2013 vintage

Wow, essence of syrah! Midnight purple with pungent aromatics of blackberries, boysenberries, Indian spices, and a bit of toasty oak. This wine rocked it on the palate with an opulent mouthful of juicy dark fruit, licorice and spice. Long teeth-staining finish. Thoroughly hedonistic and in the zone. Not sure if there is further upside from here given the tannins seem to have been fully subsumed into the fruit.

2013 vintage

Very reluctantly opened last bottle for good friends who had never had the opportunity to taste, if course all are fans now.

2013 vintage

Drank from a magnum that was decanted 3 hours then poured back into the bottle. Overall ready to go but maybe another year until peak. Slightly funky on the nose with a seafood/ocean note that lingered. No issue with the palate which was dense and opulent (dark fruited with milk chocolate). A little less extracted/full than more recent years of this.

2013 vintage

Excellent potential here.

2013 vintage

grilled meat, smoke, blackberry compote, sweet tobacco, plum, cassis, peppercorn, licorice and raspberry really intense aromatics and big/dense fruit on the palate which is kind of expected. Really aggressive upfront but massive long finish. Definitely a muscled styled type of wine if you seek it, probably not for the faint of heart or those who crave acidity. Good for my tastes though since there is a time and place for styles.

2013 vintage

Big wine. Had it 4 days later and it was still fruit forward and intense. I sense the bit of iodine in the finish. I do enjoy these Syrah's and find them almost port like. I wish I had an idea of how long they lasted, but the 2013 was just a baby. I did not find any secondary characteristics but lots of grape, black raspberry, tobacco, and some tar. I believe this is made in the style of sin …

2013 vintage

Shows potential no doubt but right now not in the perfect spot. I would hold off on this - another 5 years or so.

2013 vintage

Into a decanter for 10 hours then consumed over the next 4. Major extraction here but done with precision. Flavors are deep but do not overwhelm. Rather than syrupy or cloying, there is a sense of elegance to this beast, perhaps due to a soft tannic structure but exacting acidity. If one enjoys this style, this wine should be experienced. Impressive.

2013 vintage

Braxton Cellars Cellar Raid (Libertyville, IL) : Much more smokey and savory than the 2014. Gray peppercorns, purple plummy fruit. Big big bold wine. Tasty and rich but still some nice acid and lift on the finish. This will age for a couples decades with ease I'd imagine.

2013 vintage

Raid the Braxton Cellar (Braxton Cellar - Libertyville IL) : Small glass, brief note from memory. Rich, jammy a little too sweet for my preferences. Tasty, but not something I would enjoy.

2013 vintage

Magical stuff! big and bold but also light on its feet ... such good wine!

2013 vintage

Good Wine with a Boring Super Bowl (Chez Kailin - Northbrook IL) : Social walk-around tasting, brief note. Massively unctuous and ultra concentrated with so much fruit that I find it a little too sweet and slightly off balance. A few sips are enjoyable, but I couldn't enjoy much more.

2013 vintage

Our first wine of the New Year, and what a treat. This bottle was more generous and open for business than other TNs have described. Bacon fat and beef blood in the bouquet, followed by gobs of black fruits — blackberries, plums, currants. Crazy weaving of Asian spices throughout, especially sandlewood. A long lusty finish, touched with flecks of cedar. A big Syrah, but never out of balance. Drink now to 2025. Outstanding!

2013 vintage

Very tight right now. Hold for at least another year (probably more.)

2013 vintage

Extremely concentrated black fruit with tertiary notes of spices, but still maintains balance and manages to show no hint of its high ABV. Not subtle, but not a fruit bomb, either. Kind of sexy. Silky on the palate, not heavy as I might have expected. Better on night 2. Will be interesting to see where this goes over the next 5+ years.

2013 vintage

Decanted for 3-4 hours. Still not enough and needed more time. Ripe and rich, you can sense the alcohol was there. Some spice and a lot of chocolate. Complexity wasn’t as high as I was hoping I guess - worth the list price but I don’t think $200+.

2013 vintage

Another Saturday at Chevalier...Mostly Blind (Chicago, IL) : Tasted blind. Big, ripe and syrupy start, then tails off middle to finish. Still, high quality fruit and sweet spice. Wannabe SQN, but nowhere near the integration or harmony.

2013 vintage

Blind Syrahs at Chevalier (Chicago, IL) : Served blind. Inky black color. Gorgeous nose of sexy black fruit with asian spice and brown sugar. A hedonistic mouthful of rich, decadent fruit with good balancing acids. Dark chocolate accents to the spicy fruit. Somehow retains a bright, even elegant, quality. Was guessing SQN all the way. Apparently made by a former SQN assistant winemaker, hence the resemblance. SQN lovers would probably score this 3-5 points higher.

2013 vintage

I gave this a 98 because I have to give it score room to move up to over time. Full plus bodied wine with black fruits, chocolate, spice, and graphite. The tannins were soft even for a wine with 15% alcohol which you cannot sense. It was delicious with lamb chops showing a two minute finish. Thankfully, I have one more bottle.

2013 vintage

Needed a longer decant

2013 vintage

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