2021 Santa Barbara County Syrah

Appellation

Santa Barbara County

Varietal

Syrah

Wine Enthusiast

Vinous

Vineyard Sources

100% Rodney’s Vineyard from the Fess Parker Home Ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley

Barrel Aging

Aged 20 months in French oak, of which 16% is new

Cooperage

Francois Freres, Meyrieux, Ermitage, Boswell

Technical Data

Composition

98% Syrah, 2% Viognier

Alcohol %

14.5

Acidity

0.570 g/100ml

3.80

Harvest Brix

24.5-26.5

Harvest Date

10/13-10/29/21

Production

2501 cases

Description

This delicious and approachable wine represents the best of what Santa Barbara County Syrah has to offer. Flavors of dark cherry, blackberry, spice and toast commingle on the palate with light mint and herbal notes.

Wine Critic Reviews

"...a stunning wine that shows how compelling this vintage is. Super-ripe black fruit, leather, spice, menthol, licorice, tobacco and black pepper scream out of the glass, saturating the palate with notable presence. The style here is on the riper side, with a healthy oak imprint that complements the approach beautifully." ~ Antonio Galloni's Vinous "Reductive aromas of asphalt, charred meat and tar open up into lavender, pepper and blueberry on the nose of this bottling. There is a solid tension to the palate, where grilled plum and blackberry flavors are dusted in singed firewood and cracked peppercorn." ~ Wine Enthusiast