Alban Vineyards
Seymour's Vineyard Syrah
Edna Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
John Alban’s flagship wine in my opinion, the 2009 Seymour’s is on a much faster evolutionary track than is typical of this cuvee. Usually with the Seymour’s you can expect it to start getting approachable around 8-10 years out, but this one is clearly in the middle-late part of its life. Still has a lot of development ahead of it, but much of the tannic backbone has faded away, so the wine is drinking well immediately upon opening. The nose is more on the elegant side for a Seymour’s that’s this young. Definitely evolved in the glass over the course of an hour or two, and was beautifully balanced throughout. Still, if you have this vintage I’d be careful about forgetting about it on a time scale you typically would for Seymour’s. Enjoy it now or over the next few years.
John Alban’s flagship wine in my opinion, the 2009 Seymour’s is on a much faster evolutionary track than is typical of this cuvee. Usually with the Seymour’s you can expect it to start getting approachable around 8-10 years out, but this one is clearly in the middle-late part of its life. Still has a lot of development ahead of it, but much of the tannic backbone has faded away, so the wine is drinking well immediately upon opening. The nose is more on the elegant side for a Seymour’s that’s this young. Definitely evolved in the glass over the course of an hour or two, and was beautifully balanced throughout. Still, if you have this vintage I’d be careful about forgetting about it on a time scale you typically would for Seymour’s. Enjoy it now or over the next few years.
Feb 19th, 2021
This nose is absurd. Intense sweet blueberry with a sandalwood lurker. Thanks for sharing@Eric Shanks
This nose is absurd. Intense sweet blueberry with a sandalwood lurker. Thanks for sharing@Eric Shanks
Aug 27th, 2016