Kudos to winemakers Adam and Dianna Lee for managing to wrest a Syrah this likeable from the difficult 2011 vintage. It's almost worth aging, with a delicious core of molten blackberries, black currants and green tea, and significant tannins, the kind that lock the palate down. And the wine may in fact hold and develop a bit. But the fruit won't outlast the tannins much beyond 2017. Whenever you drink it, give it a few hours in the decanter.

rating

89
Price

$22,Buy Now
Variety

Syrah
Appellation

Santa Lucia Highlands, Central Coast, California, US
Winery

Novy

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Alcohol

14.2%
Bottle Size

750 ml
Category

Red
Date Published

7/1/2014
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