2012 Kongsgaard Napa Valley Syrah [WA99][V93] (SOLD OUT)
2012 Kongsgaard Napa Valley Syrah [WA99][V93] (SOLD OUT)
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Producer: Kongsgaard
Region: Napa Valley, California
Varietal: Syrah
Year: 2012
Wine Advocate, 99 Points
"The 2012 Syrah is a compelling example of this varietal. It is 100% Syrah, but it smells as if it includes a large quantity of Viognier. Huge notes of flowers, honeysuckle and lavender jump from the glass of this dense purple-colored wine along with notes of scorched earth, charcoal, smoked meats and a touch of steak tartar. A wine of great intensity and magnificent concentration, it could easily achieve perfection in a few years. Drink now through 2026."
Vinous, 93 Points
"Broad aromas of dark chocolate, smoked sausage, orange rind and flowers; smells a bit like young Hermitage. Fat, savory and very ripe; this is more about soil tones than primary fruit in the early going Very broad, chocolatey and sweet but a bit dumb right now. Finishes with substantial ripe, complex, fully buffered tannins. Kongsgaard compared this wine to a 1982 Bordeaux: "fleshy and forward early, with the fruit buried, but it has no shortcomings and will age very well." This wine will need at least four or five years to burn off some of its baby fat."
Alcohol: 14.1%
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