Wednesday, March 12, 2008

2004 Kunin Syrah – Santa Barbara


Double decanted ½ the bottle 2 hours earlier. Wonderful dark brooding color. The nose is a bit restrained, but opened up nicely with some air. A nose of great raspberry, blueberry, anise, and a slight hint of cassis. Wonderful medium balance. Great mouthfeel, again the raspberry out front, followed by the blueberry and cassis once again. Also evident were some violets and coffee. This is a very pretty feminine style Syrah that will please for a few more years. Not a very tannic style Syrah, more cool climate in profile. A nice long finish completed this nicely. Thanks to Seth Kunin for sending it to us for trying. We will do the 2001 (also sent) next time…. 92/100

2 comments:

Unknown said...

We also had the Kunin. Nice, light, but no spark. The nose was the best feature. Didn't really go anywhere on the palate.

m pobega said...

Ray, I think the 1/2 double decant 2 hours previouly helped bring this out