Law Estate Wines
Aspire Syrah Grenache
Paso Robles, Central Coast, California, USA
2020 opened November 2023. This redeems their uninspired 2016 vintage—which was too sweet for my tastes—although the 2020 may turn into a Manischewitz-style wine in five or six years as the tannins fade.
Black raspberries on the nose with balsamic notes.  bright red fruit on the front of the pallet. It has a thick, almost syrupy tannic structure, but the syrup is offset by the high notes of calcaire from the Adelaida District’s limestone plateau. It has a long mineral finish with a slightly bitter ending at the back of the throat. This pleasantly offsets its syrupy tannins, and it makes the wine much more interesting.
Another commentator described this wine as being warm. Yes! This is a warm, fuzzy, comforting wine that one should sip before a winter fire. What concerns me is that once those intense high notes evaporate (and they’re always the first go!) you will be left with cough syrup.  I don’t think this wine has a long shelf life.  Because of that, I’m going to drink up these bottles of Aspire within the next year or two.
2020 opened November 2023. This redeems their uninspired 2016 vintage—which was too sweet for my tastes—although the 2020 may turn into a Manischewitz-style wine in five or six years as the tannins fade.
Black raspberries on the nose with balsamic notes.  bright red fruit on the front of the pallet. It has a thick, almost syrupy tannic structure, but the syrup is offset by the high notes of calcaire from the Adelaida District’s limestone plateau. It has a long mineral finish with a slightly bitter ending at the back of the throat. This pleasantly offsets its syrupy tannins, and it makes the wine much more interesting.
Another commentator described this wine as being warm. Yes! This is a warm, fuzzy, comforting wine that one should sip before a winter fire. What concerns me is that once those intense high notes evaporate (and they’re always the first go!) you will be left with cough syrup.  I don’t think this wine has a long shelf life.  Because of that, I’m going to drink up these bottles of Aspire within the next year or two.
2016 vintage. I want to give this wine a higher rating, because Law puts out some wonderful wines, but I’m afraid this is far from their best. cherries and rhubarb on the nose. Cherries and currents on the front of the palate and on the middle palate. And its velvety tannic structure does nothing to counter-balance the fruitiness of this wine. The finish is as brief as an ex-lover’s goodbye kiss, with just a hint—only a hint—of the marvelous limestone terroir of the of the Law Family Vineyards. If this wine were kosher it could compete successfully against Manischewitz.
2016 vintage. I want to give this wine a higher rating, because Law puts out some wonderful wines, but I’m afraid this is far from their best. cherries and rhubarb on the nose. Cherries and currents on the front of the palate and on the middle palate. And its velvety tannic structure does nothing to counter-balance the fruitiness of this wine. The finish is as brief as an ex-lover’s goodbye kiss, with just a hint—only a hint—of the marvelous limestone terroir of the of the Law Family Vineyards. If this wine were kosher it could compete successfully against Manischewitz.
Sep 23rd, 2020