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2008 Zaca Mesa Winery Syrah Mesa Reserve Santa Ynez Valley
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2008 Zaca Mesa Winery Syrah Mesa Reserve Santa Ynez Valley

Producer: Zaca Mesa Winery
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: California
Region: Central Coast
Appellation: Santa Ynez Valley

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90 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2012

(aged in 100% new French oak for 26 months):  Dark violet color.  Blackberry and cherry compote aromas are complicated by anise, musky herbs and olive, along with a spicy topnote.  Fleshy and smooth in texture, offering gently sweet dark fruit flavors and a hint of bitter chocolate.  Chewy tannins give grip to the persistent spicy, fruit-driven finish.  This should be even better with a few more years of bottle age.

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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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