Arcadian
Westerly Vineyard Syrah
Santa Ynez Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
Nothing like a great Syrah with a little bit of cellar age on it. This is a great one but in all honesty it is a tad over the hill. Still enjoyable but I have found that a good Syrah is at its prime 10 years after vintage. Slight muted fruit but still great. Drink up!
Nothing like a great Syrah with a little bit of cellar age on it. This is a great one but in all honesty it is a tad over the hill. Still enjoyable but I have found that a good Syrah is at its prime 10 years after vintage. Slight muted fruit but still great. Drink up!
Sep 22nd, 2019Fragrant sweet spices on the nose. Quite vivid and bright on the palate but a nice, enveloping warmth comes through on the finish. Red fruits galore accompanied by the same sweet spice mix. Very enjoyable.
Fragrant sweet spices on the nose. Quite vivid and bright on the palate but a nice, enveloping warmth comes through on the finish. Red fruits galore accompanied by the same sweet spice mix. Very enjoyable.
1 person found it helpfulMar 11th, 2016
2007- Joe Davis likes to hold back his wines and set them upon the world when he feels they're ready to drink- this Syrah is no exception. Drink now for maximum pleasure- it's doing everything it should..Think Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Yup, that good.
2007- Joe Davis likes to hold back his wines and set them upon the world when he feels they're ready to drink- this Syrah is no exception. Drink now for maximum pleasure- it's doing everything it should..Think Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Yup, that good.
1 person found it helpfulJan 12th, 2016
Great for the first half hour out of the bottle, then off a cliff. Oddly early EOL for one of Joe's wines.
Great for the first half hour out of the bottle, then off a cliff. Oddly early EOL for one of Joe's wines.
Dec 14th, 2013See past notes. This is a wonderful new world Syrah. @Scott Petrus needs to give it another go.
See past notes. This is a wonderful new world Syrah. @Scott Petrus needs to give it another go.
Oct 12th, 2018
Eh. Too ripe. Where are the tannins? Maybe need to try a different vineyard.
Eh. Too ripe. Where are the tannins? Maybe need to try a different vineyard.
Feb 17th, 2018Nice dark fruit with lots of earth.
Nice dark fruit with lots of earth.
Aug 18th, 2016Drinking well right now. Delicious. Tastes and smells old world with subtle tannin and really soft but vibrant fruit with subtle spice. Really nice.
Drinking well right now. Delicious. Tastes and smells old world with subtle tannin and really soft but vibrant fruit with subtle spice. Really nice.
Jul 8th, 2016