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2015 Alban Vineyards Seymour's Vineyard Syrah

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September 10, 2023 - $180

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RATINGS

100Jeb Dunnuck

Offering an incredible bouquet of blackcurrants, blackberries, chocolate, salted meat, and iodine, it's massively concentrated and powerful on the palate, with ripe tannins, full-bodied richness, and a finish that won’t quit.

98+ The Wine Advocate

...a deep well of aromas: pure blackberry pie, baked boysenberries, Morello cherries, coffee beans, licorice, lilac, beef drippings and a touch of toasted coconut with a note of iron in the undercurrent. The palate is full-bodied and intensely flavored but mind-bendingly light and fresh at the same time, with layer after layer of flavors. It has insanely pixelated, detailed tannins and seamless freshness, the finish going on and on into the sunset. This is stunning...

93Wine Spectator

A brooding core lies at the heart of this rich and polished red, with expressive blackberry, bittersweet chocolate and smoked pepper flavors that glide leisurely toward fine-grained tannins.

REGION

United States, California, Central Coast, Edna Valley

Edna Valley AVA is within San Luis Obispo County, and within the large Central Coast AVA. Edna Valley became an AVA in 1982 and it includes 22,400 acres of extremely fertile land blessed with a long growing season. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are the principal grapes, though Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Albarino, Grenache, Viognier, Merlot and Petite Sirah also are grown. Spanish missionaries were growing grape vines in the Edna Valley in the 18th century, but the valley’s modern wine industry took off in the 1970s. Today there are more than 50 Edna Valley wineries.

TYPE

Red Wine, Syrah (Shiraz)

This grape is grown in milder climates and produces a medium-to full-bodied wine. It is also known as Shiraz, but should not be confused with Petit Sirah, which was developed by crossing Syrah with Peloursin.