John Sebastiano Vineyard Syrah

Summer Syrah

Smoke and olives all day long.

2018 vintage. Medium body. Intense white sage in both the nose and flavor profile. Long finish. 3.27.24.

The best of the night

Great black fruit. Black pepper. Ripe and slight underripe. 36th bday wine. Violet tar tabaco. Charred earth.

2018 vintage. Gamey. Smoky. Meaty. Plummy. Spicy. Biggy.

2018 vintage. Aggressive and coming after ya with plenty o’ cracked black pepper, earth tones and gaminess.

As close as I’ve had to an Alban Reva at 1/3 the price. Give it years
Jeb 96 review as follows

Another wine that got a big “Wow” in the notes was the 2018 Syrah John Sebastiano Vineyard. This medium-bodied, Côte Rôtie look-alike offers a brilliant bouquet of ripe red and black berry fruits, white pepper, flowers, iron, and bouquet garni. Fresh and incredibly complex, with silky tannins and no hard edges, this is a California Syrah for the Jamet lovers out there!

Smoked meats, cherry and sugarplum in the nose. Said same follows through with a hint of cinnamon. Decently lengthy finish. Light-medium body. Best thing about this wine is that it walks the nearly impossibly thin tightrope between pinot noir (stylistically and body-wise) and syrah (while still having some back end chutzpah). Could match this up with nearly any meat or fish if you’re stupid enuff to spoil it with food. I think I paid $27 for it. May hafta go back for a case.

There's a mustiness on the nose that gives way to a medium bodied blackberry currant with hints of pen ink, coffee and light earthiness. A little bitter on the finish. Would pair well with pork or rustic desserts.