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2017 Booker Vineyard Ones Syrah

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August 28, 2022 - $170

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RATINGS

97Vinous / IWC

Assertively perfumed dark berry preserve, violet oil, smoky mineral, incense and olive scents show sharp delineation and emphatic spicy lift. Offers palate-staining blackberry, bitter cherry and floral pastille flavors that steadily deepen and spread out through the mid-palate. Distinctly rich but energetic as well, with a strikingly long finish that features round, polished tannins and insistent floral and exotic spice qualities.

97-99+ Jeb Dunnuck

...bouquet of blue fruits, crushed rocks, violets, and graphite....beautifully concentrated, full-bodied, has building tannins, and an incredible sense of minerality. This is a brilliant, brilliant Syrah.

96+ The Wine Advocate

...nose explodes to cassis, boysenberry and blueberry jam, baked blackberries and black cherries, with nuances of violets, loamy earth, grilled meats, mint chocolate, bay leaves, cigar box and cedar. The palate is full-bodied, rich and slowly unfurls to exotically spiced black and blue fruits. It has a firm but velvety texture and great freshness, finishing very long and layered. Wow!

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.

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.