Red

Donna's Syrah

Melville

Sta. Rita Hills · Central Coast · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Syrah
Country
United States
Region
Sta. Rita Hills · Central Coast
Appellation
Sta. Rita Hills
Body
medium
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

lamb · roast meat · grilled meats · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201493 pts

    Superfresh and fennel-laced on the nose, this cool-climate Syrah shows underripe plums, raspberry, charcoal, lavender, pepper sauce, thyme and forest underbrush on the nose. It's impressively floral on the energetic, not overly dense sip, with lavender, rosehip and white sage to…

  • 201392 pts

    There's a noticeable stemmy quality on the nose of this incredibly intriguing, almost mysterious wine, with green and pink peppercorns, crushed coffee beans and squeezed blueberry fruit aromas. A woodiness pervades the palate too, where roasted poblano chile meets with smoked ci…