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'This is a stunner that should drink well for a decade or more.' - Robert Parker
For the first time ever, we can finally offer Friends of Porthos up to one case of the renowned Ramey Sonoma Coast Syrah 2005 ($55) This is famed winemaker David Ramey’s personal favorite that Robert Parker rated 95 points (notes below)! We met with David Ramey recently and he opened up his cellar (slightly) for us. Trust us, this spectacular wine is the ideal combination of the decadence of sexy Syrah flavors + the intensity of the finest Napa Cabernet. Order now before our team drinks it all and we’ll throw in FREE SHIPPING! We are down to the last few cases available anywhere so please let us know ASAP if you’d like some set aside.
Robert M. Parker Jr.'s Review 95 Points “Even better is the spectacular 2005 Syrah which, like its predecessor, was co-fermented with 5% Viognier. Ramey used around 20% whole stems in the winemaking, and aged it in one-year-old Francois Freres except for a small percentage that were new. This black wine shows notes of tapenade, acacia flowers, wonderful, sweet, rich blackberry fruit, and a super finish. It is concentrated and has obvious but sweet tannins. This is a stunner that should drink well for a decade or more. 93 – 95 points.” |
TASTING NOTES
A BIG team favorite, this wine flamboyant and enormously mouth-filling wine. It deftly marries complexity, balance, dark fruit, exotic spice and smoke to create a big, juicy, voluptuous experience that will blow your mind. Inky black, it reveals terrific concentration, with a wide array of lush and powerful flavors that include smoky chocolate mole, blueberry jam, cassis, and dark black truffle with a long finish that includes slightly toasted oak combined with a hint of smoked game and roasted herbs. Reminds us of the ideal combination of the decadence of an Aussie Shiraz + the seriousness of the finest Napa Cabernet. This wine is worthy of a special glass tonight as well as long-term cellaring 2011 – 2015, peaking around 2012.
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