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The colors are fading but there is still some deep ruby in the center. Bouquet gives everything I expect from mature Syrah: fresh and dried fruit, intense and lovely. Smooth as silk, rich as velvet. Fruit, grilled meat and tomatoes, a hint of Mediterranean olives. Acid, fruit and tannin in perfect balance with well integrated oak. Long, long finish. One of the best Syrah wines I have ever tasted.
The tag on the bottle reads $9.95; that was before the sale discount at Village Corner in Ann Arbor. This 1979 now sells for more than $100 a bottle, and, even at that price, it is worth it. Of the three mature wines I chose for my birthday (including 1977 Monsanto Chianti Classico and 1989 Janasse Vieilles Vignes Chateauneuf du Pape), this is probably my top pick.
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