Monticello Napa
Estate Grown Oak Knoll District Syrah
Oak Knoll, Napa Valley, California, USA
Dark ruby in color with a purplish rim.
Earthy nose of blueberries, cherries, currants, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, herbs, spices, dark chocolates, coffee, vegetables, vinaigrette, earth, leather, forest floor, tobacco leaf, spices, graphite and black pepper.
Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with cherries, plums, blueberries, oak, vanilla, cloves, tobacco, espresso, spices, pencil lead, peppercorn and leather.
Tangy finish with soft tannins and tangy cranberries.
This is a nice Syrah from Napa Valley. Not fully balanced, but enjoyable with food and by itself. Showing nice complexity and mouthfeel.
Still young and needs another few years in the bottle to mature.
14.8% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$48.
Dark ruby in color with a purplish rim.
Earthy nose of blueberries, cherries, currants, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, herbs, spices, dark chocolates, coffee, vegetables, vinaigrette, earth, leather, forest floor, tobacco leaf, spices, graphite and black pepper.
Medium plus in body with medium plus acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with cherries, plums, blueberries, oak, vanilla, cloves, tobacco, espresso, spices, pencil lead, peppercorn and leather.
Tangy finish with soft tannins and tangy cranberries.
This is a nice Syrah from Napa Valley. Not fully balanced, but enjoyable with food and by itself. Showing nice complexity and mouthfeel.
Still young and needs another few years in the bottle to mature.
14.8% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$48.
Ruby red and very fragrant. Full bodied with raspberry taste. This is the bottle I bought at the Monticello Winery in California, when we visited in February of 2020. Great memories of traveling. In celebratiom fo my daughter starting work this month.
Ruby red and very fragrant. Full bodied with raspberry taste. This is the bottle I bought at the Monticello Winery in California, when we visited in February of 2020. Great memories of traveling. In celebratiom fo my daughter starting work this month.
Feb 10th, 2021Blueberry, strawberry, vanilla, lemongrass combine with a hint of honeysuckle on the nose. It needed about 30 minutes to open up and it was very reserved with the first pour. The oak hits hard with strong cherry flavor as you drink this 2016 vintage. Paired nicely with a shrimp, scallop and lobster fra diavlo linguine, but needed food. On its own it was a bit tight and dry.
Blueberry, strawberry, vanilla, lemongrass combine with a hint of honeysuckle on the nose. It needed about 30 minutes to open up and it was very reserved with the first pour. The oak hits hard with strong cherry flavor as you drink this 2016 vintage. Paired nicely with a shrimp, scallop and lobster fra diavlo linguine, but needed food. On its own it was a bit tight and dry.
Jan 24th, 2021
Dark fruit and full body. Bits of gamey aromas on the nose. Definitelly dark fruit flavors
Dark fruit and full body. Bits of gamey aromas on the nose. Definitelly dark fruit flavors
Aug 27th, 2019
Very nice to start, but fails to hold ones attention.
Very nice to start, but fails to hold ones attention.
Mar 7th, 2015
