Red
Beckmen Purisima Mountain Vineyard Syrah (Ballard Canyon)
Ballard Canyon · Central Coast · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Syrah
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Ballard Canyon · Central Coast
- Appellation
- Ballard Canyon
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
cordeiro assado · carne bovina grelhada · ensopados · queijos curados
Rated vintages
-
201492 pts
Packaged in the appellation's specially designed bottle, this Syrah from Steve Beckmen's mountaintop vineyard shows smashed blackberry, elderberry, graphite and roast beef aromas. Meaty flavors show strongly on the palate, where herbal touches of thyme and rosemary cling to the…
-
201393 pts
Rich and layered on the nose, this wine shows peppercorn, bacon fat and blackberry jam aromas. It is full and soft on the palate, with deeply rich yet still a tad tart boysenberry and elderberry fruit as well as an asphalt-driven grip.
-
201291 pts
This entry-level look at the family vineyard that overlooks Ballard Canyon and beyond brings scents of graphite, pepper, blackberry and dried, slightly dank herbs. It's tight and tart at first on the palate, with skins of black cherry and plum unwinding into pencil shavings, ore…