Red

Black Oak Vineyard Syrah

Margerum

Santa Barbara County · Central Coast · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Syrah
Country
United States
Region
Santa Barbara County · Central Coast
Appellation
Santa Barbara County
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

roast meat · lamb · barbecue · game meats

Rated vintages

  • 201391 pts

    The nose on this bottling by Doug Margerum shows a strong herbal backbone against a dense fruit core on the nose, with dried sage, bay leaf, black currant, blackberry and wet-asphalt aromas. The tightly wound palate combines graphite, charred beef, elderberry, black pepper, asph…

  • 201294 pts

    This wine that Doug Margerum makes from the Los Alamos Valley vineyard owned by Dan and Meghan Reeves presents intriguing complexity on the nose, from violet and rose petals to smashed boysenberry, thyme, rosemary and roasted boar meat. Blueberry, blackberry and black cherry soa…