Kinton Santa Barbara Syrah 2006
Syrah/Shiraz
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3.9 Very Good
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2006
Size
750ML
ABV
14.7%
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Winemaker Notes
At Kinton, we are dedicated to producing Syrah from some of the finest vineyard sites in Santa Barbara County. Our wines are dense and concentrated, elegant and sleek. It's not by accident that Kinton is located in Santa Barbara County--one of California's most celebrated appellations for Syrah. The unique conditions of our region let us create Syrahs displaying both intensity and balance.
The 2006 is deep and concentrated with plum and dark berry, lifted with high notes of cherry, spiced with black pepper, and scented with hints of smoky dark chocolate.
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Wine Spectator
Serves up a tasty mix of blackberry and wild berry flavors woven in with mineral and pebble notes, ending with a touch of tobacco and sage. Drink now through 2012.
Other Vintages
2005-
Robert
Parker
Peter Fraser oversees all of the viticulture and
winemaking at Kinton Vineyards. At the ripe
young age of 30, he has worked extensive
hours making wine in Australia, Spain and
France. Since 2003 he has traveled to the
United States during harvest to work as
consulting winemaker in Santa Barbara,
California. This experience helped him to
identify the vineyards and techniques that
would form the foundation of Kinton.
When it comes to winemaking philosophy, Peter believes it is less about technique and more about preserving the essential taste of the vineyard. While he employs traditional winemaking methods such as open-top fermentation, hand punch-down, and wild yeast fermentations, Peter knows that intelligent viticulture is the key.
EMP77345_2006 Item# 102399