2013 Sparkman Syrah The Darkness
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Score 88/100 · Drink 2018-2023, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Oct 2016
Healthy dark red. Complex nose melds black raspberry, smoke, sage and black olive tapenade. Musky and thick, conveying a salty, high-pH mouthfeel to its red fruit and spice flavors. Just short of heavy, this wine finishes with moderate persistence.
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90
90/100
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88
88/100
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
92
92/100
Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate
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92 points
Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate
Score 92/100 · Drink 2016-2023, Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate, Jun 2016
Easily my favorite in the lineup, the 2013 Syrah The Darkness (100% Syrah aged in 50% new French oak) is a medium to full-bodied, elegant, incredibly graceful Syrah that offers classy notes of black raspberries, violets, spring flowers and a hint of lead pencil shavings. It has solid concentration, yet stays weighty and silky on the palate, with enough density and ripe tannin to keep it drinking nicely through 2023.
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