Lucia
Soberanes Vineyard Syrah
Santa Lucia Highlands, Central Coast, California, USA
2019 vintage. The Lucia “Soberanes Vineyard” Syrah is a mouthful! 180 cases made. Generally, the Santa Lucia Highlands are known for the Pinots but this juice is devastatingly delicious. Roasted nuts, crushed violets, blackberry, blueberry and vanilla bean in the sniffer. Medium-heavy body. The tannins are definitely there but mitigated somewhat with that blackberry (and plum) fruit. Superfine white and black pepper along with that bleached 8.5x11 white paper flav and the California equivalent of the French “garrigue.” 14.1% ABV and supremely balanced. Drink now or hold for a decade +. 9.5/ 95/ A.
2019 vintage. The Lucia “Soberanes Vineyard” Syrah is a mouthful! 180 cases made. Generally, the Santa Lucia Highlands are known for the Pinots but this juice is devastatingly delicious. Roasted nuts, crushed violets, blackberry, blueberry and vanilla bean in the sniffer. Medium-heavy body. The tannins are definitely there but mitigated somewhat with that blackberry (and plum) fruit. Superfine white and black pepper along with that bleached 8.5x11 white paper flav and the California equivalent of the French “garrigue.” 14.1% ABV and supremely balanced. Drink now or hold for a decade +. 9.5/ 95/ A.
Nov 3rd, 2022