1998 CALIFORNIA Syrah -- THE OJAI VINEYARD Shopping Cart
$25.00
-- 1998 CALIFORNIA Syrah
While 1998 was dismissed as a vintage in Napa, in our area it was a
very cool but ideal growing season. This wine is an inexpensive introduction
to how syrah ages gracefully with time in the bottle. Although uncomplicated,
this blend of syrah from three great local vineyards: Roll, Bien Nacido and
Stolpman, shows leathery and forest-y notes with fresh and robust fruit
components.
To preserve its essence, the wine was not fined
or filtered, and so quite a bit of natural sediment has acumulated during
aging. So, to fully appreciate this Syrah, decanting is essential.