TN: 2004 Saxum Syrah Bone Rock James Berry Vineyard

Brian_London · March 22, 2009, 1:19am

2004 Saxum Syrah Bone Rock James Berry Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles (3/21/2009)
Decanted one hour, drank over the next 4. Dark fruit, bacon fat and smoke on the nose. Wonderful viscosity. Rich, dense, smoky, meaty. Roasted pig on a spit liquified. Tremendous minerality and acidity, can really taste the rocky influence. Just wonderful.

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Tyler_Rico · March 22, 2009, 1:25am

Any spritz?

I seem to pick it up more so than not with 04 Saxum’s.

Brian_London · March 22, 2009, 1:28am

No spritz at all. I haven’t experienced any spritz with my 04s.

Cris_Whetstone · March 22, 2009, 6:42am

Thanks for the note Brian. A tremendous wine.

FWIW, as far as I know the only 04 Saxums with spritz issues are sometimes the Broken Stones.

Sherr1_Shap1r0 · March 22, 2009, 10:14am

Cris - Unfortunately, I had the spritz/bad bottle with an '04 Bone Rock last year.

Bill_Tex_Landreth · March 23, 2009, 3:24pm

No spritz issues here with any of my '04 Saxums…or any vintage for that matter.

M_Dildine · March 23, 2009, 3:26pm

I had one of these about a month or so ago. The best wine I’ve tasted yet in 09. No spritz.

zachary_l_a_n_g · March 23, 2009, 7:25pm

I keep getting spritz in my broken stones - very weird and not so enjoyable. I LOVE saxum though, don’t get me wrong!

Humberto_Dorta · March 24, 2009, 5:24pm

I love this bottle, probably my favorite Bone Rock.
FWIW I had a spritzy Broken Stones and shook the hell out of it. The result was not the best Broken Stones I ever had but it was good.