Red
Estate Syrah
Livermore Valley · Central Coast · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Syrah
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Livermore Valley · Central Coast
- Appellation
- Livermore Valley, California
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roast lamb · game meat · aged cheeses · barbecue
Rated vintages
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201192 pts
Dark, concentrated and practically dripping with ripe berry flavors, this wine shows the benefit of extra aging. It is unusually focused and delicious. Hints of cocoa and coffee join the dark blueberry and blackberry-syrup flavors, with very little evidence of oak.
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200992 pts
This late-release wine from a Livermore stalwart smells spicy and exotically fruity, with herbal/menthol and cigar box accents. On the palate it is rich, generous, deep and broad-textured, lush in feel and full-bodied. The essence is like warm blackberry jam but without being sw…
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200485 pts
Syrah has been one of Fenestra's better reds. The Livermore Valley heat has fully ripened the grapes, making for a soft, plush wine with forward flavors of cherry, blackberry and raspberry jam, chocolate liqueur, orange tea, dates, and licorice, leading to a dry, spicy finish.