AUTHOR: Dave McIntyre TITLE: TN: Bridlewood Syrah 2001 Central Coast, $19 DATE: 7/22/2005 09:49:00 PM ----- BODY:

I don’t normally write unfavorable reviews, as there are so many good wines out there to bring to your attention. But this one intrigues me, and right now at least, I’d hate for you to spend nearly $20 on it. The aromatics are OK: some earthy berry fruit and American oak. But the wine is unique to my palate in that it is 14.8% alcohol and yet tastes underripe. The palate gives taut, green bean flavors, reedy and quite frankly unpleasant. However, I keep wanting to taste it again, as there seems to be potential here, should they be able to tame the alcohol while bringing out the fruit. Easy for me to say.

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