Piedrasassi

P.S. Santa Ynez Valley Syrah

9.177 ratings
9.122 pro ratings
Santa Ynez Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Corey Zamora, CSW

Black pepper, medium body. Old world and new world meet in a bottle. I really dig it.

Black pepper, medium body. Old world and new world meet in a bottle. I really dig it.

Jul 26th, 2015
Matt Walls

Author Drink Me, Quadrille, App editor The London Wine Guide, Judge for Decanter, IWSC, IWC, etc. , Freelance wine writer UK wine mags

9.1

2012. Very good, proper Syrah fragrance but has a real American accent.

2012. Very good, proper Syrah fragrance but has a real American accent.

May 16th, 2015
Karl Ziegler

Balanced, powerful and paired perfectly with shortrib bolognese. 2009 Vintage Syrah

Balanced, powerful and paired perfectly with shortrib bolognese. 2009 Vintage Syrah

Apr 22nd, 2015
Justinian Brock

Big tarry ink orange rind smokey dinner finisher

Big tarry ink orange rind smokey dinner finisher

Mar 21st, 2015
Evelyn Ignatow

Owner, Hyde Park Gourmet Food & Wine

9.2

Layers of flavor in this 2012. Olive and black pepper. Great with our grilled steaks. Wow!

Layers of flavor in this 2012. Olive and black pepper. Great with our grilled steaks. Wow!

Dec 13th, 2014
Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

8.9

Dark purple. Aromas of oil cured black olives, grapefruit rind and wet stone!! This smells way less ripe than the alc would lead me to believe. Was delicious with roasted pork belly and root vegetable gratin.

Dark purple. Aromas of oil cured black olives, grapefruit rind and wet stone!! This smells way less ripe than the alc would lead me to believe. Was delicious with roasted pork belly and root vegetable gratin.

Nov 12th, 2014
Caroline On Crack

Writer/blogger Los Angeles Magazine, carolineoncrack.com

9.6

Smells like the ocean. Weird!

Smells like the ocean. Weird!

Mar 28th, 2014
Ed Matthews

Kind of crazy wine. Inky purple with nose of smoke, tar, matchstick. Hugely ripe Syrah with both big acid and big tannins.

Kind of crazy wine. Inky purple with nose of smoke, tar, matchstick. Hugely ripe Syrah with both big acid and big tannins.

Mar 5th, 2014
Martin Sahlberg

This syrah is something else. A favorite in our restaurant!

This syrah is something else. A favorite in our restaurant!

Feb 2nd, 2014
Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

8.6

Needs time. Slightly funky, black olive, licorice, scorched, orange zest. Already complex but seems reductive/closed.

Needs time. Slightly funky, black olive, licorice, scorched, orange zest. Already complex but seems reductive/closed.

Dec 6th, 2013