Babcock
Black Label Cuvée Santa Barbara Syrah
Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, USA
The florals on this wine are crazy. Perfumed with dried violets, dried lavender, potpourri, smoke, candied black olives, blackberries, peppercorns and a hint of clove. The acidity is still fresh and the tannins are smooth an integrated. Complex and a great reminder that CA can make amazing Syrah.
The florals on this wine are crazy. Perfumed with dried violets, dried lavender, potpourri, smoke, candied black olives, blackberries, peppercorns and a hint of clove. The acidity is still fresh and the tannins are smooth an integrated. Complex and a great reminder that CA can make amazing Syrah.
Aug 25th, 2015I bought this wine 16 years ago and recognized it's amazing potential. I open it 18 years after vintage and the wine is just profound! Smoke, earth and dried herbs de Provence, dried cherry and the faintest hints of licorice and barnyard. This would be the perfect definition of 'good Brett', like properly cheating at poker. Harmonious, deep and balanced in the mouth, maybe the greatest nature Syrah I've had from outside the Rhone!
I bought this wine 16 years ago and recognized it's amazing potential. I open it 18 years after vintage and the wine is just profound! Smoke, earth and dried herbs de Provence, dried cherry and the faintest hints of licorice and barnyard. This would be the perfect definition of 'good Brett', like properly cheating at poker. Harmonious, deep and balanced in the mouth, maybe the greatest nature Syrah I've had from outside the Rhone!
Feb 21st, 2015Excellent wine at its peak, complex, velvety with melted tanic structure. A perfect example of amazing Syrah from the California central coast.
Excellent wine at its peak, complex, velvety with melted tanic structure. A perfect example of amazing Syrah from the California central coast.
Jul 12th, 2018
