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Score 90/100 · Drink 2016-2020, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Jul 2016

(from a Phelps clone planted in 2001 in the Rocks District): Bright, dark red. Cherry, dried herbs and olive tapenade on the nose. Plush, fat and round, conveying a high-pH mouthfeel to its raspberry and saline flavors. Could use a bit more delineation but finishes with sweet tannins that will not get in the way of early pleasure.

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92
92/100

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90
90/100

Stephen Tanzer, Vinous

93
93/100

Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate

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93 points
Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate
Score 93/100 · Drink 2016-2026, Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate, Jun 2016

A wine that just screams “The Rocks” is the 2013 Syrah River Rock Vineyard and it is about as classic a representation of this terrific terroir located around the town of Milton Freewater as I could imagine. Medium to full-bodied, fresh, focused and with fine, polished tannin, it has tons of pepper, bloody meats, olive and ripe dark fruits all soaring from the glass. I like it today, but it will keep for a decade.

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Charles Smith Wines
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Red

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Dry

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