McDowell Valley, North Coast, California, USA
The 2021 Gibson Block, old-vine Syrah and Grenache, is a heady, extroverted wine. Ripe dark-toned fruit, new leather, spice, dried herbs, gravel, incense and tobacco all saturate the palate. Readers will find a wine of textural intensity and stature to burn. Bright acids pull it all together on the finish to balance the wine's more extroverted qualities. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, July 2024)
The 2021 Gibson Block, old-vine Syrah and Grenache, is a heady, extroverted wine. Ripe dark-toned fruit, new leather, spice, dried herbs, gravel, incense and tobacco all saturate the palate. Readers will find a wine of textural intensity and stature to burn. Bright acids pull it all together on the finish to balance the wine's more extroverted qualities. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, July 2024)
Still nice fine tannins but somehow structure mostly gone - dark fruit bomb and leathery notes. Still good but is either past the sweet spot or waiting for late maturity
Still nice fine tannins but somehow structure mostly gone - dark fruit bomb and leathery notes. Still good but is either past the sweet spot or waiting for late maturity
May 5th, 2024
