Riverain Vineyards
Cardiac Hill Bennett Valley Syrah
Bennett Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
A Thomas Rivers Brown Syrah, more please!
A Thomas Rivers Brown Syrah, more please!
Aug 13th, 2015
Owner/Winemaker Zacherle Wines; Winemaker/Vineyardist David Arthur Vineyards, Montagna Napa Valley; Brewmaster Mad Fritz Brewing Co.
Soft fleshy and ripe. Plusher style Syrah lower acid then I would expect
Soft fleshy and ripe. Plusher style Syrah lower acid then I would expect
Jun 20th, 2015
Black cherries and black olives. Quite good
Black cherries and black olives. Quite good
Aug 23rd, 2023
Unique Syrah.
On the nose, upon opening was straight menthol. After being open for +2 hours: Smokey campfire, meat, cedar, slight tint of blue fruit. On the tongue: smoke, black olive, very light blue fruit. Is really balanced. Might have lost some of it’s fruit and is more old world style but has still held up really nicely over the last 8 years. Update: opened a 2nd bottle about 2 months later and it was a different wine. Funny how that works. Still straight smoke but much more lush fruit! I bumped the rating slightly. Paired perfectly with grilled Bison Burgers. Seems like a really nice cross of Cali style and Rhône. Still have 1 bottle left and will do a separate review upon opening.
Unique Syrah.
On the nose, upon opening was straight menthol. After being open for +2 hours: Smokey campfire, meat, cedar, slight tint of blue fruit. On the tongue: smoke, black olive, very light blue fruit. Is really balanced. Might have lost some of it’s fruit and is more old world style but has still held up really nicely over the last 8 years. Update: opened a 2nd bottle about 2 months later and it was a different wine. Funny how that works. Still straight smoke but much more lush fruit! I bumped the rating slightly. Paired perfectly with grilled Bison Burgers. Seems like a really nice cross of Cali style and Rhône. Still have 1 bottle left and will do a separate review upon opening.
Our first '13. This is built for the long haul I think. Even after a few hours in the decanter it was probably only showing a small portion of what's to come. Primary, dark and savory at this point.
Our first '13. This is built for the long haul I think. Even after a few hours in the decanter it was probably only showing a small portion of what's to come. Primary, dark and savory at this point.
May 1st, 2017
Easy, Light. Drinks well with most food. Rich dark color. Alone I would pass. With some spicy food. Yes. Ok so waited an hour got better. Forget the spicy food comment. Opened. Uped my rating
Easy, Light. Drinks well with most food. Rich dark color. Alone I would pass. With some spicy food. Yes. Ok so waited an hour got better. Forget the spicy food comment. Opened. Uped my rating
Mar 6th, 2016
Nice expression of Cardiac Vineyard
Nice expression of Cardiac Vineyard
Feb 22nd, 2015