91/B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 19 Feb 2009
Intense black and purple core with glass coating bright fuchsia color. Very intense aromas of black raspberry, black cherry and boysenberry syrup. Thick and jammy on the nose. Very different on the palate: much more refined and balanced with white pepper and earth around licorice, black cherry and a touch of game.
This is very much an Australian Shiraz on the nose but a Rhone Syrah on the palate. Only 272 cases produced.
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Tags: "A" Cuvee Syrah, 2005, black, boysenberry, california, central coast, cherry, earth, fuchsia, game, jam, ken brown, licorice, purple, raspberry, red wine, santa barbara county, Shiraz, syrup, white pepper
