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Sawyer Lindquist Vineyard Sonnie's Syrah

9.045 ratings
9.016 pro ratings
Edna Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Matt

Balanced, bright, and deep. Pine, black fruits, ash, balsam, and smokey meat. Has a very plush fruit character and soft tannin that are delicious now. With age more earth/mineral should show. Loving how all these showed balanced acidity across the board

Balanced, bright, and deep. Pine, black fruits, ash, balsam, and smokey meat. Has a very plush fruit character and soft tannin that are delicious now. With age more earth/mineral should show. Loving how all these showed balanced acidity across the board

Mar 10th, 2016
Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

9.2

Savory gamey white pepper and blackberry, gorgeous minerality and green herbs in the finish.

Savory gamey white pepper and blackberry, gorgeous minerality and green herbs in the finish.

Jan 30th, 2016
Mark Eastom

Great stuff. Meaty, spice, pepper, smoke, incense, blackberry, earth and minerals on the nose. Carmel cherry, spice, licorice, chalk, jam, gamey notes, medium tannin and herbs on the palate. Need to get another one and sit on it for 5-10. 13.5% ABV, nice.

Great stuff. Meaty, spice, pepper, smoke, incense, blackberry, earth and minerals on the nose. Carmel cherry, spice, licorice, chalk, jam, gamey notes, medium tannin and herbs on the palate. Need to get another one and sit on it for 5-10. 13.5% ABV, nice.

May 7th, 2015
Ezra Chomak

The whole cluster component of this is great. Dusty earth and woodsy spice. Very nicely balanced.

The whole cluster component of this is great. Dusty earth and woodsy spice. Very nicely balanced.

Jan 12th, 2015
Steve Law

Winemaker, MacLaren Wine Company

9.0

Drinking nice, but will develop with a bit of age

Drinking nice, but will develop with a bit of age

Jan 1st, 2015
Zac Melendrez

Good juice. Taken for old world in blind tasting. Terroir, restraint and finesse. A burrito of wild, just underripe cherries, cranberries, raspberries and eucalyptus.

Good juice. Taken for old world in blind tasting. Terroir, restraint and finesse. A burrito of wild, just underripe cherries, cranberries, raspberries and eucalyptus.

Jul 17th, 2014
Lee Abraham

Sales Cliff Lede Vineyards, Breggo Cellars

7.7

So sad...the air got to enjoy it before I did

So sad...the air got to enjoy it before I did

Nov 19th, 2013
Noah Hyte

Rhône style, very bacon cherry and earthy. Really ripping

Rhône style, very bacon cherry and earthy. Really ripping

Apr 29th, 2019
Eric T
9.3

Lovely, subtle syrah. Not what I expected from California. Closer to Rhone syrah.

Lovely, subtle syrah. Not what I expected from California. Closer to Rhone syrah.

Mar 30th, 2019
Eric T
9.2

Ready to drink. Smooth tannins.

Ready to drink. Smooth tannins.

Feb 11th, 2019