This wine got a huge boost from some air time, so decant well to release solid Syrah characteristics of blackberry, blueberry and raw meat. It has a fleshy texture and a carefully chosen oak toast level that offers charred notes without going into the smoked meat zone. Sunshine Mountain Vineyard is a stone’s throw from me in Southern California — a region where quality is on the rise.
Sunshine Mountain Vineyard, California (United States) Syrah 2020
By Rich Cook