Red
Ruben's Block Syrah
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
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
grilled meats · lamb · stews · barbecue
Rated vintages
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201494 pts
Deep blackberry fruit and salt-and-pepper spice is brushed with warm washes of clove, cardamom and dried ginger on the savory nose of this bottling named after Ruben “The Grape Whisperer” Solorzano. The palate starts with a burnt coffee touch, set against fine-grained tannins th…
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200890 pts
Extraordinarily rich, offering massive blackberry and cherry jam, red currant, licorice, balsam, bitter chocolate and red pepper flavors. It's very tannic, but seems overly soft, and probably best now, so drink up.