Syrah/Shiraz
2020 Alban Vineyards - Syrah Edna Valley Patrina
Bottled in January of 2023, the 2020 Syrah Patrina opens with iodine and cassis, taking time to blossom with scents of tar, blueberry candy and peppermint patty. The palate is full-bodied and highly polished with abundant, velvety tannins, bursts of mouth...
2019 Alban Vineyards - Syrah Edna Valley Lorraine Alban Estate
The 2019 Syrah Lorraine is ultra-classic and is about as textbook an example of this cuvée as I can recall. Black raspberries, cassis, spring flowers, and baking spices all flow to a full-bodied, round, velvety textured, utterly seamless Syrah with ripe t...
2022 Balthazar, Franck - Cornas Cuvee Chaillot (PRE ARRIVAL)
2022 Balthazar, Franck - Cornas Cuvee Sans Soufre (PRE ARRIVAL)
2018 Benetiere, Marie et Pierre - Cote Rotie Cordeloux (PRE ARRIVAL)
2019 Bernard Faurie - Hermitage Bessard Meal
Deep, shimmering ruby. Aromas of fresh dark berries, potpourri, exotic spices and a suggestion of smoky minerals on the intensely perfumed nose. Shows impressive depth as well as energy to its juicy, penetrating and appealingly sweet blackberry, cherry...
2019 Bernard Faurie - Hermitage Greffieux Bessard
Dark violet color. Displays incisive aromas of black raspberry, cherry, candied flowers and incense, plus a suggestion of Asian spices. Stains the palate with sweet, mineral-inflected red and dark berry, spicecake and violet pastille flavors that shows...
2019 Bernard Faurie - Hermitage Les Bessard
Saturated ruby. Deeply perfumed aromas of blackberry, cherry liqueur and violet gain olive, fruitcake and incense accents with air. Juicy and deeply concentrated, offering palate-staining black and blue fruit, olive paste, floral pastille and exotic sp...
2022 Syrah Ex Post Facto-Brewer Clifton
Lively red and black berry fruits, sage, ground pepper, conifer, and cedarwood notes all emerge from the 2022 Syrah, a 100% Syrah that's all from the Perilune Vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills. Not destemmed and brought up in neutral oak, it's medium-bodied...
