Halcon Vineyards Alturas Yorkville Highlands Syrah

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.2

Brutal. Better than most. #syrah #coolclimatesyrah #coolclimate #mendocino #mendocinowine #california

Jul 28th, 2020

James Forsyth

9.1

Certainly a big boy, this wine is fruit forward but plenty of structure. Best thing though was as a pairing to an overdue catch-up.

Oct 27th, 2017

Carole Meredith

9.5

Always good. It has what I look for in Syrah -- complexity, meatiness, dark fruit but not at the expense of the other elements.

2 people found it helpfulSep 6th, 2015

Emma Criswell

PR Manager, Maisons Marques & Domaines / Louis Roederer

8.4

Beautiful wine, bugger than you would expect. Bright berries, grippy tannin.

1 person found it helpfulOct 27th, 2017

Brian Tuite

9.3

Whole cluster barrel sample.

1 person found it helpfulOct 25th, 2017

Sasha Verhage

Winemaker/Owner Eno Wines

9.5

Smooth elegant and lovely. Archetype of cool(er) climate Syrah. Insane QPR. One winery to watch.

Oct 8th, 2016

Lynne Bryant

8.9

May need to rate this again after 30 minutes... Dark plum, raspberry, savory, white pepper, rock dust & just a little floral (white)... Finish is long & tangy, like goji berry tea; it's still opening

May 19th, 2016

Darren Guillaume

9.2

95% Syrah, 5% Viognier grown in shale and schist soils, aged in barrels for 1 year 30% new oak. Halcón Vineyards does their best to match a Cóte-Rôtie. This 2012 has a nice vinosity of red cherry, plum, baking spices and tobacco. Flavor of cherry, blackberry, nice round tannins, gorgeous acids that make this wine cellar worthy. Very long finish.

Aug 14th, 2015