Winemaker Notes
Aromatics of plum preserves, licorice, leather, and brownie batter. On the palate, Cuban coffee, violet, Montmorency cherries. Lush supple tannins and a long bright finish.
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
Lots of blackberries, ground pepper, cedarwood, and some gamey, exotic notes emerge from the 2019 Right Hand Man, a Syrah-dominated wine that includes 8% Petite Sirah and 4% Viognier. This medium to full-bodied, ripe, hedonistic, pleasure-bent red is ideal for enjoying over the coming 4-5 years.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2019 McPrice Myers Right Hand Man Syrah is powerful and packed, a bit hot, but it works in this case. TASTING NOTES: This wine shows plenty of black fruit and wood. Its tannins add firmness. Serve it with grilled beef. (Tasted: March 29, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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Wine Spectator
A gutsy yet generous red, with lively blackberry, bitter mocha and smoky spice flavors.
Marked by an unmistakable deep purple hue and savory aromatics, Syrah makes an intense, powerful and often age-worthy red. Native to the Northern Rhône, Syrah achieves its maximum potential in the steep village of Hermitage and plays an important component in the Red Rhône Blends of the south, adding color and structure to Grenache and Mourvèdre. Syrah is the most widely planted grape of Australia and is important in California and Washington. Sommelier Secret—Such a synergy these three create together, the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre trio often takes on the shorthand term, “GSM.”
The largest and perhaps most varied of California’s wine-growing regions, the Central Coast produces a good majority of the state's wine. This vast California wine district stretches from San Francisco all the way to Santa Barbara along the coast, and reaches inland nearly all the way to the Central Valley.
Encompassing an extremely diverse array of climates, soil types and wine styles, it contains many smaller sub-AVAs, including San Francisco Bay, Monterey, the Santa Cruz Mountains, Paso Robles, Edna Valley, Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria Valley.
While the Central Coast California wine region could probably support almost any major grape varietiy, it is famous for a few Central Coast reds and whites. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel are among the major ones. The Central Coast is home to many of the state's small, artisanal wineries crafting unique, high-quality wines, as well as larger producers also making exceptional wines.