The Ojai Vineyard
Presidio Vineyard Syrah
Owner/Winemaker Big Basin Vineyards
Aging wonderfully with nice texture, sappy fruit and good energy
Aging wonderfully with nice texture, sappy fruit and good energy
1 person found it helpfulOct 31st, 2013Jammy new world Syrah. Saving grace is the tannins which give it reasonable structure. It has the tobacco, bacon fat, and smoke that I expect on high-end Syrah, but the fruit just overwhelms me. No doubt Parker raves about this wine.
Jammy new world Syrah. Saving grace is the tannins which give it reasonable structure. It has the tobacco, bacon fat, and smoke that I expect on high-end Syrah, but the fruit just overwhelms me. No doubt Parker raves about this wine.
Mar 5th, 2014Super smokey but good. Suspect it could gone on for a while longer.
Super smokey but good. Suspect it could gone on for a while longer.
Nov 19th, 2017This isn't Stolpman vineyards its Presidio Vineyards But wow love how this is aging great fruit much more integrated than the 2008 - wow big tannins but very nice fruit and cured meat
This isn't Stolpman vineyards its Presidio Vineyards But wow love how this is aging great fruit much more integrated than the 2008 - wow big tannins but very nice fruit and cured meat
Oct 28th, 2015Nice boysenberry compote fruit cured meat aging nicely but definitely in the bigger California style - but done nicely good extraction toasty oak
Nice boysenberry compote fruit cured meat aging nicely but definitely in the bigger California style - but done nicely good extraction toasty oak
Oct 28th, 2015Elegant, aromatic, silky texture, peppery, definitely not a lightweight Syrah. It's a winner!
Elegant, aromatic, silky texture, peppery, definitely not a lightweight Syrah. It's a winner!
Jan 19th, 2015