Bien Nacido Syrah (Santa Maria Valley)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Syrah

País

United States

Região

Santa Maria Valley · Central Coast

Denominação

Santa Maria Valley

Corpo

medium

Acidez

medium

Tanino

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201493 pts

  Though this bottling still needs a year or so of patience to truly shine, it's a great example of cool-climate low-alcohol Syrah. Dark in the glass, it shows tar and lavender, but the core is like a black and blue pepper-crusted steak, with charred beef, raw beef and strong spic…

• 201392 pts

  Roasted beef, chipped asphalt and black currant conspire for a very deep and brooding but not overly powerful nose on this bottling from winemaker Trey Fletcher. The palate pops with thyme, rosemary, dried flowers and pepper, with the tangy black plum fruit only emerging with pa…

• 201292 pts

  A lighter, tightly wound take on the grape, with boysenberry, black pepper and a smoky pork umami character slowly emerging on the nose, this fresh wine will last a while. The even-handed palate shows vanilla and blueberry notes, steadily solving toward a savory though crisp fin…

• 200990 pts

  This is a dry, finely acidic Syrah, whose sour cherry and tart persimmon flavors have just a touch of smoky new oak. It's not offering everything it has, but hangs back a little, teasing with nuance and subtlety. A very good Syrah that's drinking well now and should age well ove…