Winery - Forth
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
With the extra heat it gets in warm Dry Creek, this Syrah is very ripe in blackberry, black cherry and even blackstrap molasses flavors, although it’s totally dry. The fine structure gives it balance and finesse.
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Forth Syrah - 2002
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Simple and easy, with raspberry-cherry, tea and spice flavors. The best parts are dryness and acidity. This is a balanced young wine that will go well with a variety of foods, and the price is fair.
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Forth Syrah - 2006
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This dry, spicy wine shows the rustic, rugged quality that often accompanies Dry Creek Cabs. It has the briary texture of a Zinfandel, but with Cabernet’s classic blackberry and black currant profile. Drink now–2012.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A really good Cabernet that shows elegance and class, and this is a good price for it. Dry and rich in tannins, it has waves of blackberries, black currants, herbs, violets and smoky cedar, and is reminiscent of a good Bordeaux.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Smells a bit funky—brett?—with bacon grease and Band-aid aromas that verge on vegetal. The flavors are an improvement, but the wine is very tannic and rough in texture.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A nice, versatile white wine at the table. It’s crisp in acidity and highly aromatic, with flavors of citrus, geranium, green melon, honeysuckle, vanilla and cinnamon. Finishes basically dry, although that honey makes it almost sweet.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Even at four-plus years, this interesting Syrah needs a little more time to show its best because, while it’s very good now, it’s tight in tannins that shut the palate down. Decanting will help, and so will big, rich foods such as duck and lamb. But the cherry, blackberry, white pepper and sweet leather flavors will blossom after 2008, and the wine should hold and improve through 2011.
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Forth Syrah - 2003
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From an estate vineyard on the west side, this is a jammy wine, sweet in cherry and blackcurrant fruit, with a subtle overlay of toast. It’s quite dry, and finishes with a scour of tannins. Good now, in a robust way, and should hold for 5-7 years.
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Forth Syrah - 2001
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is one of the ripest, least earthy Dry Creek Cabs I’ve ever had. It’s quite a lush wine, forward in juicy black cherry and cassis flavors, yet complex, with real depth and length to the finish. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Far simpler, less ripe and altogether less pleasing than Forth's '02 Cab, also just released, this is an earthy, thin wine. Alcohol is the main feature.
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