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Bid on this 3-bottle lot of 2015 Reynvaan "The Contender" Walla Walla Valley Syrah (94RP, 93JD, 93JS, 93VN, 93W&S, 93WS). Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2015 Syrah The Contender is more aromatically reserved than the In The Rocks bottling, but it's similar in profile, unfurling in the glass with notes of dried rose petals, ripe plums, grilled meats and coffee grounds. On the palate, it's fuller in body, with a richer attack and an ampler core of fruit, framed by similarly fine tannins and concluding with a savory, licorice and coffee- inflected finish. While it's a little more powerful than the In The Rocks, The Contender is quite supple and elegant this year. (WK)" (06/2018)
This lot contains the following items:
2015 Reynvaan "The Contender" Walla Walla Valley Syrah (qty: 3)
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2015 Reynvaan "The Contender" Walla Walla Valley Syrah (750 ml)Quantity: 3Provenance: From a repeat consignor, all wines were purchased on release and stored in a climate controlled cellar.Condition: ExcellentTasting Notes:- Professional Reviews
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
94
The 2015 Syrah The Contender is more aromatically reserved than the In The Rocks bottling, but it's similar in profile, unfurling in the glass with notes of dried rose petals, ripe plums, grilled meats and coffee grounds. On the palate, it's fuller in body, with a richer attack and an ampler core of fruit, framed by similarly fine tannins and concluding with a savory, licorice and coffee- inflected finish. While it's a little more powerful than the In The Rocks, The Contender is quite supple and elegant this year. (WK)
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James Suckling
93
More of a fruit-forward style with aromas of dark berries, leather and smoked meat, which follow through to a full body. Round, juicy tannins and a flavorful finish.
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Jeb Dunnuck
93
The 2015 Syrah The Contender offers more black fruits, black cherries, smoked herbs, and minerality, and it’s medium to full-bodied, beautifully textured and elegant on the palate. It picks up depth and richness with time in the glass, and moderate acidity, and polished tannin.
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Vinous
93
Medium ruby-red. Compellingly complex nose combines brambly blackberry, cocoa powder, iodiney minerality, fresh blood, black olive, crushed herbs and a meaty nuance lifted by a violet high note. Then a bit more brooding in the mouth than the spectacular nose suggests, conveying a pronounced savory character and a strong stem influence (this was vinified with about 40% whole clusters, compared to 15% to 30% for the other 2015 reds here) to its flavors of dark berries, violet and game. This tight-grained wine boasts terrific finesse of texture, not to mention sound acidity for a 2015 Syrah from The Rocks. A captivating midweight with a lovely restrained sweetness, a late note of pomegranate and terrific subtle length, this wine appears to be evolving very slowly but even today there are no hard edges. (ST) 93+
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Wine & Spirits
93
A touch of Marsanne contributes breadth to this Rocks-dominant Syrah blend. It’s there in the Worcestershire-sauce edges to the aroma, in the flavors of silky black plum and in the savory notes of smoke and consommé. The texture is weighty and dense, with tongue-staining tannins. This is a dark, enveloping red for roast beef.
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Wine Spectator
93
Sleek yet impressively structured, with vibrant raspberry and bacon fat aromas and deep, polished plum, green tea and cracked pepper flavors that glide along toward refined tannins. (TF)
Ratings: RP: 94 JS: 93 JD: 93 VN: 93 W&S: 93 WS: 93
