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90
/100
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11
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2004
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90/100
Syrah
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Taster #7597
· Oct 23, 2024
90/100
Well past most reviewers aging expectations but while the fruit was very subtle the overall experience was a lovely wine that aged well and matched with a half duck. Interesting to note that this is probably my oldest bottle with a “Diam” cork. Several podcasts as well as actually opening bottles has convinced me that Diam (with its 3, 5, 10 and more aging label) is a great efficient eco friendly use of cork.
2004 vintage
Taster #3340
· Jan 14, 2012
89/100
30 minute decant, and this really opened up. Seems to be at its peak. Very well balanced with buttery taste, evident but not overwhelming fruit, mildly noticeable alcohol, nice long finish. Nice nose. Medium on the mid-palate.
2004 vintage
Taster #7249
· Dec 13, 2011
94/100
one of the best Syrah's we've ever had. smooth as silk
2004 vintage
Taster #7370
· Nov 25, 2011
89/100
Big jammy fruit and spice. Nice wines but a little unsubtle.
2004 vintage
Taster #0855
· Jan 11, 2011
92/100
baking spice, liccorice, white pepper, sweet tanans, nice acids, good balance and finish.
2004 vintage
Taster #3736
· Nov 24, 2009
90/100
Clickberry, Clackberry . . . pick me a blackberry! What a nose on this wine! Flavors of blueberry and blackberry . . . finish is molasses and then chocolate. Silky texture. A pleasure from start to finish. Salud!
2004 vintage
Taster #0321
· Aug 11, 2009
90/100
opaque, black almost, huge nose, spice and berries, full bodied, big wine, some sense of elegance, black cherry, black berries, anise, currants, complex, dense, killer match with steaks done in three styles
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Taster #7549
· Mar 20, 2009
89/100
Another phenomenal Cougar Crest effort. Well done.
2004 vintage
Taster #3736
· Feb 23, 2009
91/100
This was an intriguing wine that kept changing in the glass the longer it sat. Rich nose of blackberry and pepper. Soft, but intense flavors of blueberry and molasses, even a touch of soy. Well balanced. Very enjoyable. Salud!
2004 vintage
Taster #5401
· Feb 22, 2009
90/100
I let this bottle decant for about 90 minutes before diving into it. The nose is dominated by blueberries and freshly baked bread - very seductive nose. It doesn't have as much spiciness as the rockin 2003 vintage, but it still delivers. Extremely silky, but not thin at all. In fact, it comes across VERY dense. Might be a hair on the young side. Taste has blueberries, pie crust, black pepper, and clove (similiar to what I remember from the …
2004 vintage
Taster #7249
· Nov 9, 2008
90/100
most excellent in every way
2004 vintage