2006 Dukes Family Nipple Hill Syrah

WINE TALK
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Had a glass of this wine last night, will have another tonight. Really nice wine. Very suprised.

Disclosure: The owner is a friend.

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Never heard of them, but their label might be one of the best anywhere [insert Butthead heh-heh here].

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I confess, I viewed this thread solely on the basis of the winery name. The label rewarded my decision.

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+1
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Agreed.

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Here are a few tidbits about this wine.

Wine maker was formerly at SQN. She does another wine, Lillian.

Very limited production, I think in the 18 case range. (I have been corrected)

24 hour decant…WOW!!!

Give this a few years.

Disclosure: Owner is a friend

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I Love climbing to the top of Nipple Hill.

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Seriously, how do you get some?

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But with your name, how could you do otherwise?

Full respect over here.

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**Tid**bits? I’m assuming that’s a typo?

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I think we need a Berserker Exclusive on this one!!!

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Well, it’s gonna be tough to get a hold of one of those. Dave is a serious wine enthusiast and a really nice guy to boot, so I think is very nice that he posted here.

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First, you’ve got to reach around and undo the clasp. After that, if you don’t already know, I can’t help you.

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[welldone.gif] Walked right into that one.

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I don’t know if this is a one off, as Pat Dukes had mentioned something to that effect due to Maggie’s other adventures. I don’t know if any bottles are left, but here is their website: http://www.dukesfamilyvineyards.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I thought about opening one of the Lillian Blue label wines to compare, will do in the future with Jeff Nowak & friends.


Disclosure: friend of owner

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Winemaker on website says Gary Andrus

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Gary use to make the pinot. Gary had health issues and sadly, passed away in 2009. He was a very nice man.

Pat Dukes had told me that the syrah was very small plot and he got maggie to make this one. You could send maggie an email. If you don’t have her email address, send me a pm and I will give it to you.

Dukes Family makes pinots and they are up and coming. The Syrah is a different story. Killer + (To use King Angry’s rating system).

From the sheet that came with the wine:
Drink 2012-2022 (right)
18 Cases
AVA: Eola-Amity Hills
Harvest Date: Oct. 8, 2006
Brix at Harvest: 26.2
Barrel Aging: 34 months
New Oak 100% French
Bottling: September 3, 2009
One barrel lot hand crafted by Maggie Harrison
More stuff, don’t want to type in.


Disclosure: Owner is a friend.