TN: 2000 Arcadian Syrah Robert O. Fleming Cuvée Garys' Vineyard

WINE TALK
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An ancillary benefit of opening this wine last night is that got me thinking about my 'ol buddy Bob Fleming who haven’t hung out with in what seems like a long time.
Hi Bob- Hope you are well [cheers.gif]
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  • 2000 Arcadian Syrah Robert O. Fleming Cuvée Garys’ Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands (12/20/2014)
    Terrific Northern Rhone-ish nose that is peppery, meaty, and floral. Smells great. Palate, unfortunately, falls a little flat. The fruit is here, but it lacks an edge, some acidity to liven things up. The wine turns a bit grape-y with air. It’s a good wine. I’d happily drink it again. But it doesn’t quite reach the heights of some of Joe’s other wines. Maybe it’s a 2000 thing, I don’t drink enough CA wine to know.

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Thanks for the heads up, I was going to wait and open mine at a later date but might pop it sooner. Did you drink it over several hours and do you think it might improve letting it sit overnight?

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Nice note Dennis. This doesn’t have the power of either the 1999 or 2001. Sounds like it was tasty anyway. Merry Christmas to you.

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Rick-Nothing about this said wait longer.
I decanted because the cork fell apart into the bottle, so the wine got plenty of air over a two-three hour period.
There didn’t appear to be the structure, acid, etc to tell me this was going to be better in a couple years.

Same to you, Don.
Hope to see you more in '15!
Cheers.