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2005 Havens Wine Cellars Syrah Napa Valley
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About Havens Wine Cellars

Prior to selling his winery, Michael Havens made Merlot in a distinctly Bordeaux style, with a restrained sweetness and notes of lead pencil, minerals, game and tobacco leaf. He was also a pioneer of California Syrah in a distinctly northern Rhône style, typically showing notes of dark fruits, black pepper and gunflint.

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2005 Havens Wine Cellars Syrah Napa Valley

Producer: Havens Wine Cellars
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: California
Region: Napa

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88-90 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2007

Full ruby-red. Wild, meaty aromas of black fruits, mocha, bacon fat, leather and game. Conveys a stronger impression of acidity than the Bourriquot that preceded it, despite having a considerably higher pH (3.87, vs. 3.72). With a bit less flesh, this comes across as a bit youthfully spiky, and finishes with a slightly dry tannic edge.

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About Napa Valley

Napa Valley is the most famous wine-growing area in the U.S. It begins at the base of Mount St. Helena in the north and tapers off some 30 miles to the south into the floodplain where the Napa River enters San Francisco Bay. From Mount St. Helena to the city of Napa, the valley is defined by two north-south ridgelines of the Coast Range Mountains.
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Syrah

While the grape is currently grown throughout the world, the most elegant Syrahs still come from the Northern Rhone valley, particularly the appellations of Côte Rôtie, Cornas, and Hermitage. Here, steep, terraced vineyards help produce full-bodied, intense, tannic wines loaded with white pepper and red fruit. In the vineyard, Syrah is largely cooperative- vines are productive, but not overly vigorous. Skins are thick, helping the grape...
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