As the days get shorter and colder, Syrah is taking a bigger role in my daily drinking habits. To ring in one of my few nights off a month, I decided to pop open a bottle from my favorite producer, Charles Smith's K Vintners. I bought this bottle not too long ago in DC for about $40 bucks, which is on par with a lot of his single vineyard bottlings.
Color: Much like many of his bottlings, this is black, not purple, but black. Incredibly dense color from all angles.
Nose: More of a meal than a wine, there are tons of different aromas on the nose. Tons of dark fruit, blackberry, gamey meat, red cabbage, dark chocolate, and truffles. Really powerful and stings a little bit of alcohol.
Taste: Big wine, with some RIPPING fruit, lamb, chocolate, and dark powered cocoa. Wine is quite off balance though, as the alcohol on this one is way out of control. It really destroys the finish of the wine.
Overall: All in all, a great wine without the overall abundance of alcohol. 85 Points
Friday, December 11, 2009
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