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Wine of the Day, No. 536

Wine of the Day, No. 536

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Fredric Koeppel
Oct 14, 2019
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Wine of the Day, No. 536
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The word I would apply to the Qupé Winery Syrah 2017, Central Coast, is “classic.” The color is a really dark cherry-ruby hue shading to an

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ethereal magenta rim; it’s meaty and fleshy, carrying some muscle on its bones without being blatant or opulent; notes of blackberries and blueberries are permeated by hints of briers and brambles, bacon fat, smoke a…

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