89
points
Domaine Borie de Maurel 1999 Syrah (Minervois)
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$8
A perennial value, this year’s edition boasts plenty of smoky blackberry aromas tinged with slight game notes. Medium-bodied—verging on full—there’s loads of fruit and flavor packed into an easily accessible format. Ready to enjoy now and should continue to drink well for a few more years.
— J.C.
(3/1/2001)
84
points
Domaine Borie de Maurel 1999 Syrah (Minervois)
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$9
This Minervois offering is on the thin side, but it offers comforting blackberry cobbler, chocolate and barbecue sauce aromas. The palate shows tangy oak, sour red berry and metallic notes; coffee and cedar round out the dry finish.
— W.E.
(10/1/2001)