Behrens & Hitchcock, Syrah Alder Springs Vineyard Homage to Ed Oliveira, Napa Valley
Behrens & Hitchcock · California › Napa Valley › United States of America
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93
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20
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92.5
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96
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Taster #9391
· Jan 22, 2024
‘Got a few bottles remaining. Drinking beautiful. Previous notes cover the details. I will add there’s a tobacco nose as wine is tasted. ‘Just eager to encourage drinking it sooner than later.
2004 vintage
Taster #9284
· Jun 19, 2023
93/100
Nicely balanced berry fruit. This needs air to settle down as it is a bit rough when first poured. Day two this is classy and well integrated. Really well done for a 19 yr. Old!
2004 vintage
Taster #9256
· Feb 28, 2021
93/100
Still very dark There is alcohol on the nose and sweet jammy dark fruits waft from the glass The wine itself is big and voluptuous with sweet plums and black fruits and a rich mouthfeel. It still has a bit of tannin and the finish is long. This is an big delicious Syrah that is excellent now but will continue to drink at its peak for at least 5 years I think Score held back a point just because it's …
2004 vintage
Taster #9791
· Jul 27, 2016
95/100
This is the second of the three Syrahs from the Behrens & Hitchcock 2004 Syrah tasting lot I purchased. This is very different than the "Chien Lunatique" wine I reviews before. Color is a beautiful inky purple. The smell is more woody, think more of a cedar/oak mix. The flavor is very mellowed out fruit with smoke/bbq profiles. Loving the aging on this wine, but would drink soon as it's getting close to its ideal drinking time in my mind.
2004 vintage
Taster #5138
· Jun 12, 2016
88/100
Showing some age with stewy fruits and some tomato leaf herbaceousness. Fig, prune, raisin and baked black and blue fruits round out this wine that still has lovely structure. Drink now with a big piece of lamb or venison.
2004 vintage
Taster #9391
· May 9, 2016
We did not decant and sucked it down pretty quickly. Initially a bit hot on the nose and palate. Evolved toward spicy dark fruit. Think blackberries tinged w broccoli. Holding its complex structure well. Plenty of life remaining.
2004 vintage
Taster #1664
· Dec 26, 2015
92/100
Aerated & filtered to decanter. Initially closed, but big expressive nose suggested, if not promised, good things to come. At ~30+ minutes the fruit blossomed. Drinking really well right now with plenty of unctuous black fruit, balanced acidity & fully integrated tannins, soft leather & spice. Nice long balanced finish. No problem with ALC%, as feared. A very balanced (did I say balanced enough?) reasonably big well done Syrah that mated quite well with prime rib holiday feast.
2004 vintage
Taster #2245
· Aug 19, 2015
93/100
This wine is still massive even after aeration and decanting for just under an hour. Deep purple in color with ripe dark fruits including blackberry and some blueberry on a long 60-90 second finish.
2004 vintage
Taster #2245
· Jun 16, 2015
92/100
Still a massive wine, decanted for about 1 hour and drank with a cheese board including a smoky Gouda that paired nicely and moving to steak for dinner. This wine was the favorite of the night and still drinking great!!
2004 vintage
Taster #4120
· Feb 22, 2015
91/100
nice nose, smooth palate, a little chemically, but nice
2004 vintage
Taster #5496
· Jun 28, 2014
91/100
Showing some dark red fruit, game on the nose with spice, well-integrated tannins and a hint of leather. My wife said 92, 90 for me (too light in body/structure which did not contrast the fruit well). Drinking blind, her first guess was zinfandel, as this shows some serious alcohol and glycerin. In Behrens style, not to be confused with old world Syrah! As expected for 2004+ Behrens, this was bottled under real cork and avoided the 2002 and prior artificial …
2004 vintage
Taster #0918
· Feb 19, 2014
93/100
Good thing we will be visiting these people in a month or two. Great wines, and time to stock up!
2004 vintage
Taster #7399
· Nov 23, 2013
92/100
Saturday Aged Syrah (Blind) (My Place) : Blind wine #6 of 8. Inky, dark wine. Long finish. My 92. Group's #1 of 8. Everyone scored this a 92, so we all agreed this was great.
2004 vintage
Taster #2245
· Nov 22, 2013
92/100
Decanted this wine about 30 minutes before we drank. I believe the wine could have benefited from another 1-2 hours of decanting. The tannins are still somewhat astringent, but the wine is showing very nicely. Dark in color, with briary black fruit and blueberry on the palate. Wine began to open up by the last glass and would have benefited from additional decanting.
2004 vintage
Taster #0918
· Apr 25, 2013
93/100
Really delicious!
2004 vintage
Taster #1390
· Dec 2, 2012
93/100
Aged to perfection and a glorious B&H Syrah with great complexity, length and tasty black frutis, hints of baking spices, ainse, and some nice minerality to this Cali Syrah. Really realy balanced tannins, acid, fruit & meatiness. 93+
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Taster #0161
· Sep 26, 2011
93/100
Really impressive.
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Taster #6857
· Sep 2, 2011
Corked.
2004 vintage
Taster #9580
· Feb 24, 2011
93/100
Really good stuff. Decanted for an hour.
2004 vintage
Taster #1968
· Apr 7, 2010
93/100
Still going strong. Nicely balanced with plenty of dark fruit, moderate finish.
2004 vintage
Taster #9742
· Feb 8, 2010
92/100
No time for notes at the moment, but I loved this!
2004 vintage
Taster #0360
· Jan 4, 2009
Sweet dark fruit, espresso, and chocolate wrapped inside eucalyptus, smoke and leather. Chewy, chalky, hot and a little crazy right now, but I think beautiful in couple more years. No flab, no prunes.
2004 vintage
Taster #6744
· Oct 17, 2008
Opened but didn't decant - would have been beneficial as the wine grew throughtout the next 2 hours. Really a bomb after an hour or so.
2004 vintage
Taster #5630
· Jul 28, 2008
92/100
intense blackberry fruit, high extract and high alcohol, smooth, sweet raisiny finish
2004 vintage
Taster #1968
· Oct 21, 2007
96/100
wow i love this wine. lush, smooth tannins.
2004 vintage