Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
90
/100
Reviews
54
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2018
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90/100
Syrah
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92
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Taster #7501
· Dec 10, 2023
92/100
Had next to a 2014 Lucia Susan's hill Syrah. I actually liked this one more as a food fairer. Notes of olive tamponade, milk chocolate, black fruit, black currant, freshly rolled tobacco, and hints of vegetal + damp sock . I'd guess that this sees more stem exposure than the Santa Lucia Highlands Syrah I had next to it. 92 pts
2018 vintage
Taster #1035
· Nov 14, 2023
90/100
It has peaked, but is still deliciously dark and fruity.
2018 vintage
Taster #7872
· Sep 24, 2023
91/100
Pen ink and camphor on the nose. On the palate, plum, blackberry, and notes of pen ink and earth on the medium finish, with no tannin and strong acidity. This was a good value at about $20.
2018 vintage
Taster #7872
· Nov 22, 2022
91/100
Plum and camphor on the nose. On the palate, plum, blackberry, and black cherry, with notes of pen ink and earthy spice on the medium finish, with no detectable tannin and moderate to strong acidity. This isn't sophisticated, but it's easy enough to drink. It was a good value at about $20.
2018 vintage
Taster #1035
· Feb 26, 2022
92/100
Open those bottles night #5. Had to finish the evening with my favorite every day wine. Inky dark, heavy and brooding, cherries and figs, smoke and stone. Just wonderful.
2018 vintage
Taster #0516
· Jan 8, 2022
90/100
I buy just about every vintage of this wine since sometimes you just want a fruit bomb, and this one has high QPR, at Costco for $16-17. Some vintages it can show savory notes in the mid palate that take it to a next level, but the 2018s are pretty straightforward. Tons of red and blue fruits, silky body, no tannins to speak of, unremarkable finish.
2018 vintage
Taster #1035
· Dec 25, 2021
92/100
Absolutely delicious, deep dark fruity. Still one of my personal favorites.
2018 vintage
Taster #1035
· Sep 3, 2021
92/100
Delicious and should get better.
2018 vintage
Taster #7240
· May 11, 2021
90/100
Retail $21. Under cork. Inky dark in the glass with black and red fruit on the nose with black pepper, a bit of pencil shavings, and considerable spice. Nice. The palate is quite fruity, mostly red and purple fruit, with some of that spice kicking in just before the finish. Not a ton of tannin here, so this is a wine for the short-term, but it is a lovely quaff, for sure. http://www.thedrunkencyclist.com
2018 vintage
Taster #3922
· Mar 23, 2021
Deep purple colour. Light intensity aroma of red fruit. Dry, high acidity, low tannin, high alcohol. Medium+ body. Medium intensity flavour of plum, black cherry, green pepper, vanilla. Medium finish.
2018 vintage
Taster #3110
· Mar 9, 2021
JS 92
2018 vintage
Taster #1035
· Feb 2, 2021
92/100
To John Henry Newman.
2018 vintage
Taster #6019
· Dec 17, 2020
70/100
Decent taste. A little sour. Wouldn’t drink regularly.
2018 vintage
Taster #8678
· Nov 22, 2020
92/100
Although I found this fairly one-dimensional I also found it delicious, a fruit bomb but with really nice fruit, and a fair amount of balance. Almost only fruit on the nose, not much in the way of oak or savory tones, just a heaping dollop of ripe (but not overly extracted) blackberry, dark plum, etc. A touch of heat is noticeable, but there's enough sweet fruit to make it feel deliberate. A TOUCH of cinnamon oak on day 2, a …
2018 vintage
Taster #0008
· Sep 11, 2020
90/100
Decanted for an hour. Dark red in the glass. Nose of sweet red fruit and lots of alcohol. On the palate medium weight, sweet red fruit, zippy acidity. Short finish with grippy tannins.
2018 vintage