Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
88
/100
Reviews
14
professional
Vintages
1
2004
Other
88/100
Syrah
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90
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Taster #9639
· Jan 3, 2015
90/100
Found on the shelf at a local grocery store for $9. Incredible taste. Aged well.
2004 vintage
Taster #8060
· Mar 9, 2011
89/100
Picked up on closeout at a local grocer, it is still very much alive. Well integrated flavors of sweet cherry fruit, resin, mocha, and black forest cake. Showing a nice sense of elegance now for a wine that may have been ruddy and overblown in its youth. Oak is as integrated as it's going to get, but it's not dominant. Drink now.
2004 vintage
Taster #0142
· Jan 24, 2011
88/100
Good earthy nose and flavor profile. Drink now.
2004 vintage
Taster #0142
· Jan 21, 2011
88/100
Not as good as the first one I tried. Still a good daily drinker.
2004 vintage
Taster #0142
· Jan 14, 2011
89/100
This is a surprising wine. Not a lot of fruit but enough to make this very appealing. Aroma is wide open and enticing with bacon, black fruit, sous bois and kirsch. Blind I’d have called this Cornas. Has some barnyard funk on the nose which adds spice to the mix. No bricking, just an opaque garnet red with good saturation. This wine has legs and will be good for at least a few more years. A little thin on the …
2004 vintage
Taster #5152
· Jul 5, 2010
87/100
nose: lots of cherry and oak; taste: first impression of dried fruit and chocolate, dark fruit on mid-palate, enjoyable medium-length finish; overall: enjoyable drink from start to finish but without the gobs of jammy fruit and spiciness that so often characterize Australian shirazes at the same price, went well with grilled lamb and tabouli, good QPR ($13), worth buying again, ready to drink now
2004 vintage
Taster #7683
· Oct 4, 2009
86/100
Dry dry dry. All in all ok. Nose and palate of dark fruit with a smoky tinge. Not bad but not my style either.
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Taster #8318
· Dec 17, 2008
85/100
Nose: dark fruit, but no sweetness at all. Palate: fairly tannic; not fruity. I was drinkable, but not too exciting. Nothing like an Australian Shiraz nor a Rhone. Seems like a mediocre Calif wine. Would drink it with pizza or pasta, I think.
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Taster #3299
· Apr 7, 2008
88/100
Enjoyable syrah, not much complexity.
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Taster #3294
· Feb 6, 2008
88/100
Fairly dry and austere, with nice strength and character. Not very complex.
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Taster #1508
· Feb 5, 2008
90/100
Really interesting bouquet, almost a new car kind of smell (and I mean that in the best way). Taste is somewhat dry but not acidic or spicy by any means. Smoky, medium-bodied, deep and very interesting. It's like a back rub for my tongue while laying on a brand new couch. I'm getting a couple more bottles of this.
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Taster #2843
· Dec 19, 2007
87/100
I was surprised by this wine, not expecting much because they are known for their Zins but this had a really nice nose of ripe fruit, boysenberry and blackberry. A bit of spice rounded out the palate nicely.
2004 vintage
Taster #3082
· Jul 16, 2007
85/100
A bit closed, but definately full bodied. Probably would have enjoyed it more had I eaten it with a steak rather than drank it by itself for happy hour. Ravenswood specializes in Zin, and they probably realized that they should stick to that varietal - I noticed Ravenswood no longer produces this wine (or at least it does not appear on their website).
2004 vintage
Taster #6992
· Apr 14, 2007
85/100
Very light nose, smooth, mild fruit
2004 vintage