La Onda

California Syrah Cinsault

9.141 ratings
8.812 pro ratings
California, USA
Syrah, Cinsault
Lamb
Top Notes For
Nate Wall

Winemaker at Troon Vineyard

8.1

Great acidity, red fruits and stems. Youthful. Seems like all those stem tannins would be pretty interesting in another 5+ years. Slightly elevated VA but it works. Excellent mid-palate; could use more on the front end. A thoughtful wine however.

Great acidity, red fruits and stems. Youthful. Seems like all those stem tannins would be pretty interesting in another 5+ years. Slightly elevated VA but it works. Excellent mid-palate; could use more on the front end. A thoughtful wine however.

Sep 13th, 2019
Jo Florradikal

re fermenting

re fermenting

Aug 22nd, 2017
Tom Elliot

Founder Northwest Wines

8.7

Appropriately big and rustic Carignan.

Appropriately big and rustic Carignan.

Nov 13th, 2016
Kimberly Prokoshyn

Sommelier Pearl & Ash in NYC

9.3

Marriage of fruit rock and va. Leathery blue fruited and slightly tannic. Very much reminded me of Clos Saron deeper shade.

Marriage of fruit rock and va. Leathery blue fruited and slightly tannic. Very much reminded me of Clos Saron deeper shade.

Dec 13th, 2015
Vinny Eng

God bless Cinsault. La Onda I'm fond of.

God bless Cinsault. La Onda I'm fond of.

Sep 25th, 2015
Benny Riccardi

Is that Brett? Who cares- the acidity and grip are awesome

Is that Brett? Who cares- the acidity and grip are awesome

Aug 23rd, 2015
Erin Pooley

Owner/Winemaker Good Luck Wines

9.2

This wine snuck up from behind, crossed the finish line in first place. I doubted. It's another Syrah... I didn't see it coming. Floored, shaken, impressed. Tiny production now and I'm sure the best is yet to come. Watch this space. La Onda!

This wine snuck up from behind, crossed the finish line in first place. I doubted. It's another Syrah... I didn't see it coming. Floored, shaken, impressed. Tiny production now and I'm sure the best is yet to come. Watch this space. La Onda!

Aug 6th, 2015
Greg Hirson

Corks and Barrels at Cork Supply USA

9.0

Super expressive foothills red. Me like

Super expressive foothills red. Me like

Jan 18th, 2015
David Metcalf

The El Colo bottling from La Onda, 2018 is mostly grenache & mourvèdre w/ a lil syrah all from David Girard vineyard in El Dorado. Natural wine done beautifully, just a hint of funk and VA backup the fresh red fruit and garrigue. Enjoyed chilled but was just as nice as it warmed up. First time having a La Onda wine, but any project involving Gideon is worth trying. This one is a winner, great summertime red. 🍒🌿🐎

The El Colo bottling from La Onda, 2018 is mostly grenache & mourvèdre w/ a lil syrah all from David Girard vineyard in El Dorado. Natural wine done beautifully, just a hint of funk and VA backup the fresh red fruit and garrigue. Enjoyed chilled but was just as nice as it warmed up. First time having a La Onda wine, but any project involving Gideon is worth trying. This one is a winner, great summertime red. 🍒🌿🐎

Jul 5th, 2020
Charlie C

Beautiful bouquet on the nose. Tart raspberry, stems. Good acid. Delicate. Still thinking about this..

Beautiful bouquet on the nose. Tart raspberry, stems. Good acid. Delicate. Still thinking about this..

Aug 30th, 2020