Red

Babcock Upper Crust Syrah (Santa Maria Valley)

Santa Maria Valley · Central Coast · United States

Fact sheet

carnes grelhadas · cordeiro assado · carnes suculentas · chocolate amargo · queijos curados

201492 pts

This bottling from McMurray Vineyard at Rancho Sisquoc packs all of the beloved Syrah characteristics: ripe plum, blackberry and blueberry fruit, a vanilla-laced oaky frame and underlying hints of lavender and pepper. The palate offers herb and pepper touches, underscoring its b…
201192 pts

This Syrah is addictively drinkable. It's so round and smooth, so complete, and above all so delicious in flavors. They range from crushed, ripe summer blackberries and cassis to black pepper and dark chocolate and, if you're familiar with it, the Jewish dessert, hamantaschen, w…
200994 pts

The real deal in a cool-climate Syrah. Dark and broodingly dry, it smells like grilled lamb, roasted rosemary, white pepper and other Provençal herbs, blackberries, cassis and smoky oak. High in alcohol but balanced, this 100% varietal wine is huge, powerful, dramatic and tannic…