The black fruit-scented 2003 Syrah, a fine value, is medium to full-bodied and offers big, bold black fruit flavors. This satin-textured effort is impressively endowed but appears unwilling to fully blossom on the palate. If this is corrected by short-term aging, my rating will seem overly conservative. Drink it between 2007 and 2012.
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