Calix Cellars Syrah Masked Man 2004

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The 2004 vintage set records for one of the earliest in history, with Spring arriving in February and some crops completely harvested by mid-September. Picking during these long hot days will stress plants, lower fruit yields, and concentrate flavors. Calix Cellar's estate vineyard located between St. Helena and Calistoga on the Silverado Trail produced wines with tremendous depth and complexity. Their four clones of Syrah bring different strengths to the final blend creating a complete wine with powerful flavors and elegant structure. Deep raspberry, cedar and floral aromas lead to a thick mouthful of blueberry and sweet leather. The balance between spice, fine tannin and rich black fruit carry this Syrah to a graceful finish.

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"Scents of ripe plums and berries join varietal adjuncts of game and dried spices in this wine's well-focused aromas, and the wine makes an equally pleasing impression on the palate where the combination of fleshy viscosity and very ripe fruit are its defining elements. Its fruit stays the course even as tannin adds a rough edge to the finish, and if not for the faint of heart, it can be aged or served alongside savory meats." -Rated 88, Connoisseur's Guide to California Wines

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