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2021 Clos Solène Cuvée Jean Syrah

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December 28, 2025 - $61

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RATINGS

97Jeb Dunnuck

It has some crazy Bien Nacido white and black peppery notes as well as beautiful black and blue fruits, some gamey, bacon fat, cedar, and violet notes, medium to full-bodied richness, a round, layered mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, and a great finish.

96The Wine Advocate

It's savory and reminiscent of the Rhône on the nose, with scents of chargrilled meats, olives, garrigue and cracked pepper complementing a deep core of blackcurrant fruit. The full-bodied palate has a concentrated core of fruit, offering tempered ripeness and stony mineral character. It has a structural harmony of velvety tannins and vibrant acidity and a long, layered finish.

96Vinous / IWC

...peppery herbs, bacon fat and black currants forming its classic Rhône-like bouquet...sweeps across the palate with grace, mixing ripe black fruits and mineral tones under an air of violet inner florals...tapers off long and savory, just gently tannic, leaving a mentholated freshness and a pleasantly bitter twang that lingers on.

95James Suckling

A racy red with a superb nose of cassis, blueberries, incense, dried thyme, black olives, grilled meat and baking spices. It's full-bodied with fine-grained tannins. Velvety texture here, with such controlled power. It's funneled, precise and focused. Inky character with bright blue fruit and a vast array of spices on the palate. Long finish.

95Wine Enthusiast

...dense aromas of black raspberry jam and charred pine on the nose...palate brings suave flavors of toasted graham cracker and rich berry fruits...

PRODUCER

Clos Solène

Clos Solène’s origin story is about as charming and romantic as it gets. The estate was founded in 2007 by a young French winemaker who wooed his French girlfriend with a plane ticket from France to Paso Robles and marriage proposal. Guillaume Fabre was born in Narbonne in Southwest France and comes from a family of winemakers. He worked in Bordeaux before a trip to California’s Central Coast convinced him that he’d found his new home. Fabre worked at L’Aventure in Paso Robles then brought his Solène for a visit. They had met years earlier while she was completing studies to be teacher of Spanish language and culture. Guillaume started making a few barrels of his Rhone-style wines in 2007 and by 2014 he felt confident enough in his label – which he named after his wife – to quit his job at L’Aventure and devote himself full time to Clos Solène. Fabre sources grapes from 16 vineyards in the region and produces small amounts of Syrah, Syrah-based blends, Bordeaux blends, Grenache-based blends, and Roussanne/Viognier blends. Reviews have given the wines ratings in the mid to high 90s, and noted that Fabre is one of the region’s most promising young talents.

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.

VINTAGE

2021 Clos Solène Cuvée Jean Syrah