Joseph Swan Vineyards

Great Oak Vineyard Russian River Valley Syrah

8.941 ratings
9.17 pro ratings
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Syrah
Top Notes For
Casey Curbow

Sales Associate Windsor Wine Merchants

9.1

Beautiful and cleanly orchestrated California Syrah with just the right amount of tertiary development. Drink up!

Beautiful and cleanly orchestrated California Syrah with just the right amount of tertiary development. Drink up!

Mar 3rd, 2019
Shay A
9.3

This was quite northern Rhône like. It was perfumed with violet but also had some black pepper to it. Lively and harmonious on the palate...drinking well right now. There was only a touch of gamey meat to it, and the fruit (blackberry, currant, cherry) was quite tart in its flavors, which worked well against the savory notes.

This was quite northern Rhône like. It was perfumed with violet but also had some black pepper to it. Lively and harmonious on the palate...drinking well right now. There was only a touch of gamey meat to it, and the fruit (blackberry, currant, cherry) was quite tart in its flavors, which worked well against the savory notes.

Oct 6th, 2018
Isaac Pirolo

From the one acre of Syrah planted on the steep slopes of the Great Oak Vineyard (along Westside Rd. immediately west of Gary Farrell). Remarkable aromatics that meld together so well it's almost difficult to delineate what's there. Black cherry, black olive, tar, Indian spices, potting soil, bacon fat, and 70% cacao. Not extracted at all, but doesn't lack intensity or flavor.

From the one acre of Syrah planted on the steep slopes of the Great Oak Vineyard (along Westside Rd. immediately west of Gary Farrell). Remarkable aromatics that meld together so well it's almost difficult to delineate what's there. Black cherry, black olive, tar, Indian spices, potting soil, bacon fat, and 70% cacao. Not extracted at all, but doesn't lack intensity or flavor.

Sep 30th, 2016
Peter Roldan

Cherry, dark fruit, tobacco

Cherry, dark fruit, tobacco

Nov 7th, 2021
Chase Coburn

Whole Cluster. Bright fruit, balanced acidity. Drinking beautifully right now.

Whole Cluster. Bright fruit, balanced acidity. Drinking beautifully right now.

Jan 9th, 2021
Jennifer Reichardt

Black olives, rich texture

Black olives, rich texture

Dec 24th, 2015
Ben Ogle

Beautiful with a ribeye

Beautiful with a ribeye

Jan 6th, 2018
Jeremy Buss

Excellent Syrah. Black berries on nose with spices on the mid palate. Feels like a “heavy” wine but drank very easy. Would recommend to have again.

Excellent Syrah. Black berries on nose with spices on the mid palate. Feels like a “heavy” wine but drank very easy. Would recommend to have again.

Sep 30th, 2017
Spinning_spins

Gawt dam

Gawt dam

May 29th, 2017
Taylor Brown

Hard to find anything I don't like about this wine. Big and balanced. Also a totally unpretentious producer.

Hard to find anything I don't like about this wine. Big and balanced. Also a totally unpretentious producer.

May 3rd, 2017