Red
Big Basin Old Corral Syrah (Santa Cruz Mountains)
Santa Cruz Mountains · Central Coast · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Santa Cruz Mountains · Central Coast
- Appellation
- Santa Cruz Mountains
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
carne bovina assada · cordeiro · javali · cogumelos grelhados · queijo curado
Rated vintages
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201392 pts
From the Alban “Powerblock” clone, this estate bottling shows elegant if still somewhat restrained aromas of black currant and violet on the nose. The palate is extremely well integrated and seamless, with dense black fruits lifted by kicks of purple flowers. Quite beautiful but…
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201293 pts
This wine has an impressively floral and savory fruit bouquet. Squashed mulberry, cherry blossom and black plum integrate expertly into a generous but judicious hickory-smoke element. Black plum baked in sesame sauce, beef char and roasted coffee notes sing together on the palat…