Samsara Wine Co.

Zotovich Vineyard Syrah

9.115 ratings
9.34 pro ratings
Sta. Rita Hills, Central Coast, California, USA
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Ed Lehrman

Lovely Rhône style Syrah with great grip and spice. barely midlife

Lovely Rhône style Syrah with great grip and spice. barely midlife

Jul 17th, 2020
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

2019 vintage. Tasted with the winemaker, Matt. Trampolines between dirty and pretty without any guardrails, affectations or boundaries. Light-medium body. 4.10.24.

2019 vintage. Tasted with the winemaker, Matt. Trampolines between dirty and pretty without any guardrails, affectations or boundaries. Light-medium body. 4.10.24.

Apr 10th, 2024
Victor Hsu

I was hoping to experience the same style of Syrah from this label that I enjoyed a decade ago, full of flowers and blueberry notes. Instead, this bottle was a peppery and brambly version. Still tasty but not as terrific as I remembered. It did open up nicely after half an hour of decanting, and a sniff of the decanter provided a faint bacon aroma as sometimes happens with Rhone reds. This wine (2018 vintage) was a good match with my braised beef cheeks at the Black Sheep restaurant in Santa Barbara.

I was hoping to experience the same style of Syrah from this label that I enjoyed a decade ago, full of flowers and blueberry notes. Instead, this bottle was a peppery and brambly version. Still tasty but not as terrific as I remembered. It did open up nicely after half an hour of decanting, and a sniff of the decanter provided a faint bacon aroma as sometimes happens with Rhone reds. This wine (2018 vintage) was a good match with my braised beef cheeks at the Black Sheep restaurant in Santa Barbara.

Aug 31st, 2021
CaptainVino!

Very nice and quite complex. Nice bell pepper and dark fruit. Not at all jammy. Med + tannins. Almost Cabernet-like.

Very nice and quite complex. Nice bell pepper and dark fruit. Not at all jammy. Med + tannins. Almost Cabernet-like.

Jul 4th, 2019
Steven K

Mighty good, fun, clean, meaty, smooth, balanced and just plain enjoyable. Zotovich has great white grapes and this sarah adds to my appreciation. Very well expressed by Samsara.

Mighty good, fun, clean, meaty, smooth, balanced and just plain enjoyable. Zotovich has great white grapes and this sarah adds to my appreciation. Very well expressed by Samsara.

Aug 25th, 2017
Jon Pokorski

Vegetal and peppery. Very interesting for a syrah. Tastes more like a cab franc

Vegetal and peppery. Very interesting for a syrah. Tastes more like a cab franc

Sep 23rd, 2015
Mike Andrulis

Enjoyable whole cluster Syrah tasted at the Solvang Garagiste Festival.

Enjoyable whole cluster Syrah tasted at the Solvang Garagiste Festival.

Mar 28th, 2015
Rob Brobst III

Rob had this 9 months ago

Rob had this 9 months ago

Feb 24th, 2024
Ty Richchouyrod

Ty had this 8 years ago

Ty had this 8 years ago

Jun 12th, 2016
Colin Yates

Wine Buyer Macadoodles Fine Wine & Spirits

9.3

Colin had this 9 years ago

Colin had this 9 years ago

Mar 4th, 2016