Saxum Broken Stones 2011

  • 96 Robert
    Parker
Sold Out - was $149.97
OFFER 10% off your order of $99+
Ships Tue, Mar 26
You saved the 2017 3/15/24
0
Limit Reached
You saved the 2017 3/15/24
Alert me about new vintages and availability
Saxum Broken Stones 2011 Front Bottle Shot
Saxum Broken Stones 2011 Front Bottle Shot Saxum Broken Stones 2011 Front Label

Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2011

Size
750ML

ABV
15.6%

Features
Collectible

Boutique

Your Rating

0.0 Not For Me NaN/NaN/N

Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Little lighter in color, but still quite dark, and a little lower in alcohol, but still comparatively weighty. The aromatics are what is magical on this set of wines, the cool temperatures kept them amazingly fresh and ethereal. De?nitely on the spice side as opposed to the fruit aspect that we normally see more of in a warmer year. In the cellar, Saxum tried to respect this character of the 2011 vintage. Saxum used a little more whole cluster fermentation to soften the tannins and increase the spiciness and we cut down on the amount of new oak we would normally use to let the spice shine through even more. The increased amount of concrete aging vessels used to really bring it all home with an exclamation point!

Professional Ratings

  • 96
    The brilliant 2011 Syrah Broken Stones comes from a cooler block of the James Berry Vineyard and checks in as a blend of 78% Syrah, 18% Mourvedre and 4% Petit Sirah. Relatively forward (especially when compared to the locked up Bone Rock), with fabulous purity and freshness, it exudes notions of creme de cassis, blueberry, pepper, crushed flowers and sweet oak on the nose. Full-bodied, seamless and elegant, yet with building richness and rock star length, it’s an elegant version of the cuvee to drink over the coming 15 years or more.

Other Vintages

2016
  • 97 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 94 Robert
    Parker
  • 92 Wine
    Spectator
2015
  • 97 Robert
    Parker
  • 96 Jeb
    Dunnuck
2014
  • 97 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 95 Robert
    Parker
  • 92 Wine
    Spectator
2013
  • 96 Robert
    Parker
  • 93 Wine
    Spectator
2012
  • 98 Robert
    Parker
  • 92 Wine
    Spectator
2010
  • 93 Wine
    Spectator
2009
  • 95 Wine
    Spectator
  • 92 James
    Suckling
2008
  • 94 Robert
    Parker
  • 93 Wine
    Spectator
2007
  • 97 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 96 Wine
    Spectator
  • 96 Robert
    Parker
2006
  • 97 Robert
    Parker
  • 96 Wine
    Spectator
2005
  • 94 Robert
    Parker
2004
  • 94 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 92 Robert
    Parker
  • 90 Wine
    Enthusiast
Saxum

Saxum

View all products
Saxum, California
Saxum Winery Image
Saxum Vineyards is focused on producing Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvedre based blends from the Templeton Gap of Paso Robles, California. We let our rocky calcareous soils, steep hillsides, and cooling ocean breezes speak through our wines by keeping our yields extremely low, picking fruit at the peak of ripeness, and using a minimalist approach in the cellar. Production is kept at a total of 2200-2800 cases per year divided between 6 different cuvees, Broken Stones, Heart Stone Vineyard, James Berry Vineyard, Booker Vineyards, Rocket Block and Bone Rock.
Image for Rhône Blends content section
View all products

With bold fruit flavors and accents of sweet spice, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre form the base of the classic Rhône Red Blend, while Carignan, Cinsault and Counoise often come in to play. Though they originated from France’s southern Rhône Valley, with some creative interpretation, Rhône blends have also become popular in other countries. Somm Secret—Putting their own local spin on the Rhône Red Blend, those from Priorat often include Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. In California, it is not uncommon to see Petite Sirah make an appearance.

Image for Paso Robles Wine Central Coast, California content section

Paso Robles Wine

Central Coast, California

View all products

Paso Robles has made a name for itself as a source of supple, powerful, fruit-driven Central Coast wines. But with eleven smaller sub-AVAs, there is actually quite a bit of diversity to be found in this inland portion of California’s Central Coast.

Just east over the Santa Lucia Mountains from the chilly Pacific Ocean, lie the coolest in the region: Adelaida, Templeton Gap and (Paso Robles) Willow Creek Districts, as well as York Mountain AVA and Santa Margarita Ranch. These all experience more ocean fog, wind and precipitation compared to the rest of the Paso sub-appellations. The San Miguel, (Paso Robles) Estrella, (Paso Robles) Geneso, (Paso Robles) Highlands, El Pomar and Creston Districts, along with San Juan Creek, are the hotter, more western appellations of the greater Paso Robles AVA.

This is mostly red wine country, with Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel standing out as the star performers. Other popular varieties include Merlot, Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot, Syrah, Grenache and Rhône blends, both red and white. There is a fairly uniform tendency here towards wines that are unapologetically bold and opulently fruit-driven, albeit with a surprising amount of acidity thanks to the region’s chilly nighttime temperatures.

CSI130403_2011 Item# 130403

Internet Explorer is no longer supported.
Please use a different browser like Edge, Chrome or Firefox to enjoy all that Wine.com has to offer.

It's easy to make the switch.
Enjoy better browsing and increased security.

Yes, Update Now

Search for ""