Shows a little bit of funky, faint Brett aromas, flavors are rich, dark-fruited, and more youthful than the ‘86 Mouton which we also opened, long, lingering finish, very fine!! — 5 days ago
I bought and drank a fair amount of Allegrini Palazzo Della Torre back in the late 1990s, and always enjoyed them. First time in the past 20 years, this seems a little softer and polished, a little lower ABV (13.5 vs. 14+ in earlier vintages), this is vinified using conventional fermentation as well as some ripasso fermentation (think Amarone drying grapes on straw mats), and has some very nice complexity and length, very nice!! — 7 days ago
Juicy redfruits and floral aromas and flavors, very nice complexity in a low ABV (12%) package, nice balance, this is 100% old vine Castelao, very fine juice!! — 10 days ago
Big, rich, earthy with a very subtle fecal (Brett?) note in its aromas and on the palate, acidity seems a little low, alcohol (14.6%) shows in the medium-long finish, very good domestic Syrah. — 6 hours ago
Absolutely sublime, redfruits, still shows lovely structure, suave flavors and super long, lingering finish, this is truly an amazing Rhône Syrah, one of the best I’ve ever had!! Fortunately I won the cork lottery on this bottle!! — 3 days ago
Dark purple color, faint oak note up front, rich and ripe red berry fruit, nice balance and depth, only nit is highish ABV (15%), but it barely shows, wonderful Seguret!! — 8 days ago
Ripe, polished, round, suave, definitely not an old school Petite Sirah but a super modern style, undeniably VERY tasty, but struggling a bit with reconciling the flavor and particular the structural style with 1970s/1980s Petite Sirah, I’m confused?!?! — 2 days ago
Initially this was incredibly closed, but after 2 hours in the decanter it’s starting to open, tannic, very structured, very 1986 in its leanness, but incredible depth and length, not perfect, but still outstanding!! — 5 days ago
Doug Powers
Lovely Central Coast Syrah (70% Syrah, 15% Grenache, 15% Sangiovese), this is made by Stolpman for the benefit of their workers (which is super neat), the Sangiovese provides nice acidity and “freshness”, I really enjoy this wine!! — 4 hours ago