2020 vintage. Again a beautiful blend. With Debbie — 3 months ago
2019 vintage with Debbie and Jazz Nov 3, 2023 — a year ago
2020 with Dr Debbie. :-) on Oct 6, 2024 — 3 months ago
2020 on July 1, 2024 with Debbie — 6 months ago
Had at Travis Thanksgiving 2023. Enjoyed it — a year ago
Big yet light and rounded. More balanced than 2015. Dark berries underpinned with Graphite and charcoal. Tight finish. Very smooth. Josh and Debbie at Berns. — 5 years ago
I’m fortunate to have had a lot of Kobayashi wines, both with and without Travis, but his “regular” Syrah is a wine I’ve probably had the least amount of times. I brought this as a part of a massive Syrah lineup (‘83 Voge Cornas, ‘91 Chapoutier Hermitage, ‘18 SamiOdi HD, ‘13 and ‘20 Lillian, etc) and it showed very well.
Compared to Travis’s other wines, this showed very primary/fruit forward. Deep purple in the glass and the aromatics were, astoundingly, similar to the ‘18 SamiOdi HD next to it (sweet perfume/potpurri)…so deeply floral and intoxicatingly intriguing. The palate is commanding with an interplay of ripe and juicy black berry fruit and savory/smoky notes toward the finish with just a kiss of sweet blue fruit. The finish is massively structured (even after following this for a few days). Wish I had an older vintage to see how these evolve, but it’s undeniably balanced and a tasty expression of WA state Syrah. — 3 months ago
2021 vintage with Debbie on May 18, 2024 — 7 months ago
Thanks Travis!!! Will reserve it for a special occasion soon to come! ☺️ — 2 years ago
Maddie Fromell
From Travis — a month ago