Winemaker Notes
The PharaohMoans 2017 Syrah exudes notes of black fruits, smoked meats and exotic spice due to the stem inclusions. The palate is lush and floral with great chewy tannin structure offering aromas of black licorice and boysenberry and plum compote. The aging potential is 10-14 years.
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2016 Syrah Westside is inkier colored and offers a brilliant, bloody, blackberry and blueberry-scented nose as well as complex bacon fat, tapenade, bay leaf, and violets nuances. This is another terrific vintage that shows the pure, elegant, layered yet full-bodied style that makes the 2016 vintage so special in Paso Robles (and California for that matter). Made from 100% Syrah that spent 18 months in 60% new French oak, drink this beauty over the coming decade or more.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Tasted from barrel, the 2016 Syrah (which is 100% Syrah this year) exhibits aromas of minty blackberries, bay leaf and tapenade, framed by a touch of toasty new oak. On the palate, it's full-bodied, richly tannic and a bit more taut and compact than the Grenache, with a tight-knit core of crunchy dark fruit. It'll be interesting to taste it from bottle.
Barrel Sample: 91-93
AMU634128_2016 Item# 634128