Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This medium-bodied wine from a cool, coastal region drinks almost like a Pinot Noir, showing dark fruit, mild tannins and a dash of black pepper. It's a nimble, elegant and well-balanced wine that's a pleasure to sip.
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Wine Spectator
The 2019 Syrah Estate Vineyard takes things up a notch, with amplified crushed lavender, kalamata olive, and blackberry liqueur. There is more length and polish on the palate here, while maintaining a medium weight throughout. A stony, floral perfume lingers long after the wine is gone. This is a beautiful wine to drink over the next 8 years.
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.”
On the far western edge of the larger Sonoma Coast appellation, the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA hugs right up against the Pacific coast. Vineyards, planted at rugged elevations between 920 to 1,800 feet, occupy only two percent of the total land in the AVA. Fort Ross-Seaview growers believe that the region boasts an ideal mix of sunshine, cool air and beneficial stress for producing high quality Chardonnay and Pinot noir.