Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
87
/100
Reviews
13
professional
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1
2009
Other
87/100
Syrah
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91
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Taster #2644
· Apr 9, 2025
91/100
A heavy tasting Syrah. Very enjoyable. I think this was a mystery wine from Garagiste from a winery that no longer exists.
2009 vintage
Taster #8868
· Sep 5, 2020
89/100
Still drinking like a big fruit forward syrah. A little rough around the edges when first opened, but calms down with some air and food. Drank next to a Betz Patriarche from the same vintage which was only marginally better despite the much higher price. This is a great QPR for a daily drinker.
2009 vintage
Taster #3713
· Jul 27, 2020
82/100
Good, but overwrought with a manipulated, manufactured impression. Ripe, dark fruit with sweet, powdery tannins. The good news is that it's not cloying - it worked well with a spiced grilled dish. Still, a bit too much, no need to finish the bottle.
2009 vintage
Taster #4578
· May 10, 2020
Good Washington syrah in the middle of its drinkability period. Still probably has 5 years, maybe more, to go, but right now it's got plush tannins and deep, brooding fruit. Still acidic and food friendly, though.
2009 vintage
Taster #4313
· Jan 18, 2020
87/100
Pnp. A bit better from my previous experience with this wine. Has mellowed out some. Still very oaky and doesn’t taste like a syrah. Probably be even better in another year or two as the oak treatment continues to fade.
2009 vintage
Taster #8868
· Dec 8, 2019
90/100
This is a fantastic QPR and a very pleasant, full fruity but integrated wine. I am not getting the ‘adulterated’ that is mentioned in other comments. If anything, this is starting to evolve slightly and take on some additional savory notes. This might be the best $14 wine I have had.
2009 vintage
Taster #8570
· Jun 25, 2019
Agree with others that this seems adulterated. Juicy, but with no tannic structure. Disappointing, since the cab sauv from this producer was an under the radar QPR gem.
2009 vintage
Taster #5756
· Feb 9, 2019
88/100
Very green pepper/pyrazine-heavy.
2009 vintage
Taster #2644
· Feb 6, 2019
89/100
My 2nd out of 6 bottles I purchased. Similar notes to last time. My ten person dinner group, really enjoyed it, but no one seemed to pick up on the oak notes that some tasters have mentioned. Full bodied. Medium length finish.
2009 vintage
Taster #7166
· Jan 18, 2019
85/100
This is ok but not great. I could be completely wrong, but it tastes aldulterated, like they tried to do too much to correct something lacking. The result is an overly oaky and pretty hot experience. I’ll enjoy the rest of my bottles over ice on a porch in the summer. This is top notch for that purpose.
2009 vintage
Taster #9657
· Jan 3, 2019
87/100
Very heavy-oak taste. Don't love it, but it's not too bad.
2009 vintage
Taster #2644
· Dec 23, 2018
89/100
I know some previous tasters felt it tasted like a heavily oaked Cabernet, but my wine group made it as a Syrah right away. We had this in the middle of a Syrah and Syrah blend tasting, with one WA Cab thrown in to confuse people. Great QPR from Garagiste. Opened, but not decanted for over 30 minutes before we poured it. Enjoyed by the whole group.
2009 vintage
Taster #2677
· Dec 20, 2018
84/100
Heavy heavy oak and alcoholic. High extraction and hard to tell this is syrah. Not a fan. 83-84
2009 vintage
Taster #8868
· Nov 28, 2018
90/100
Nice big wine, intense nose alcohol and tannins but I liked it. For a $14 pnp I cannot complain!
2009 vintage
Taster #4313
· Oct 9, 2018
85/100
Pnp. Tastes like a full throttle heavily Oaked cab not a syrah. Lots of fruit, oak, alcohol and more oak. Big wine bordering on obnoxious. Long mouth coating finish! Unique and sort of enjoyable. Day two- smells like nail polish and tastes like root beer. I can’t recommend this wine.
2009 vintage