Donkey & Goat Fenaughty Vineyard Syrah (El Dorado)

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Tipo

Red

Uva

Syrah

País

United States

Região

El Dorado · Sierra Foothills

Denominação

El Dorado

Corpo

medium

Acidez

medium

Tanino

high

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201386 pts

  Smoky, herbal aromas, a tannic mouthfeel and austere flavors like unsweetened cranberries characterize this deliberately taut wine. It might soften with time, but it's tough to discern if the fruit character can sustain long-term aging.

• 201289 pts

  Grapy aromas and tart fruit flavors make this a lean, edgy wine that's not overtly fruity or rich. But the smell of wood smoke and blackerries, and the tart black cherry flavors are vivid, energetic and mouthwatering.

• 201188 pts

  Savory as a weathered leather chair, this vintage of Fenaughty is all spice, smoke and meat, smooth and structured, and remarkably low in alcohol, a feat that's probably pretty challenging to achieve in the Foothills. The firm tannins should keep this fine specimen going for a w…

• 201097 pts

  A seriously top of the heap California Syrah. This complex, interesting wine sings of black pepper and garrigue, fleshy in just-ripe cherry, leather and dark plum. From the mountainous Fenaughty Vineyard, always a good source, it finishes long and will age gorgeously if you can…