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2016 Saxum James Berry Vineyard Rocket Block

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February 4, 2024 - $185

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RATINGS

100Jeb Dunnuck

...incredibly complex notes of black fruits, chocolate, cured meats, flowery incense, and assorted spicy, meaty, Mourvèdre-dominated nuances. Full-bodied, voluptuous, and perfectly balanced...

96-98The Wine Advocate

...offering up a deep-pitched bouquet of wild berries, wood smoke, sweet licorice and dried flowers. On the palate, it's full-bodied, rich and layered, with great concentration and rich tannins...

96-98Vinous / IWC

Sweet, seamless and broad on the palate, offering deeply concentrated raspberry liqueur, boysenberry and spicecake flavors that show outstanding clarity and spicy lift.

94Wine Spectator

Dense and rich, this full-throttle blend offers intricately layered blackberry, crushed stone and smoky meat accents that drive toward big but polished tannins.

REGION

United States, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

Paso Robles AVA is midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, and it is considered one of the West Coast’s most exciting winemaking regions. With its hot, sometimes searingly dry and sunny weather, it is especially good country for growing warm climate grapes such as Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre. Because many Paso Robles wineries have been successful with blending these grapes into Rhone Valley-style wines, it is known as the Rhone zone of California. The AVA was created in 1983 and there are 32,000 vineyard acres. In late 2014 the AVA was divided into 11 smaller sub-appellations, so starting with 2015 vintages labeling will become more specific on Paso Robles wines, which will now also list sub-appellations. Located in San Luis Obispo County, Paso Robles, the town and its surrounding area, was traditionally a farming and ranching region. But from a few dozen wineries in the early 1990s to more than 200 today, the area is quickly becoming known for wine and risk-taking winemakers.

VINTAGE

2016 Saxum James Berry Vineyard Rocket Block

One in system without Grenache and looks like they make Syrah as well.