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2002 Martinelli Syrah Terra Felice - USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley (12/2/2013)
Visual: Dark, clear crimson color. Nice smooth coloring, no clouding, but transparent at the edges.
Nose: Very strong, sesame, cedar, stewed red fruits and hot alcohol are wafting from the glass which is 2 feet from me.
Palate: Hot, dark fruits, cinnamon, and drying tannins. A few secondary cherry notes appear on the mid-palate before a burning stewed fruit sensation quickly extinguishes it.
Another wine that is an old left over. Not in my wheelhouse. If you like Pierre Rolland styled wines or those of Helen Turley, you will be a fan. I am not.
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