Alban Vineyards
Reva Alban Estate Vineyard Syrah
Edna Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
Cork was soaked - funky smell - decanted with hopes of blowing it off - was drinkable but disappointing as I think John Alban crafts amazing Rhône like varietals and then ages for 3.5 years before release and I had two other Reva and Lorraine from same and similar vintages
Cork was soaked - funky smell - decanted with hopes of blowing it off - was drinkable but disappointing as I think John Alban crafts amazing Rhône like varietals and then ages for 3.5 years before release and I had two other Reva and Lorraine from same and similar vintages
Jul 1st, 2018
2002 vintage. Decanted and tasted 15 minutes and 1 hour after decanting. Slight amount of sediment. Cedar, cinnamon and traces of bacon fat in the nose along with a splash of VA. The VA blew off and wasn’t there after 1 hour but was hanging out at the onset. Medium heavy body with another 5-7 years likely dropping this to medium body. Smoked meats, bigg dark plum and roasted nuts still part and parcel during. No rush to crush. 10.28.25.
2002 vintage. Decanted and tasted 15 minutes and 1 hour after decanting. Slight amount of sediment. Cedar, cinnamon and traces of bacon fat in the nose along with a splash of VA. The VA blew off and wasn’t there after 1 hour but was hanging out at the onset. Medium heavy body with another 5-7 years likely dropping this to medium body. Smoked meats, bigg dark plum and roasted nuts still part and parcel during. No rush to crush. 10.28.25.
Oct 30th, 2025
Delicious wonderful drinking seamless. Fruits and tannins in perfect balance. Speaks quite highly to the aging capabilities of California Syrah. The only, minor, issue I lost the battle to the cork.
Delicious wonderful drinking seamless. Fruits and tannins in perfect balance. Speaks quite highly to the aging capabilities of California Syrah. The only, minor, issue I lost the battle to the cork.
Feb 16th, 2022
These Albans never die, best wine under $100.00 you can buy
These Albans never die, best wine under $100.00 you can buy
Jul 13th, 2019Cork wasn’t great but it didn’t effect the wine, still going strong perfect midnight black in color with the great funky nose.
Just a notch below the 2005 which had a fuller body & a nose you could smell 3ft away,
Cork wasn’t great but it didn’t effect the wine, still going strong perfect midnight black in color with the great funky nose.
Just a notch below the 2005 which had a fuller body & a nose you could smell 3ft away,
Great looking bottle & cork for 16 years of age, so the wine is fantastic. Give it 30 min to blow off the age & drink up
Great looking bottle & cork for 16 years of age, so the wine is fantastic. Give it 30 min to blow off the age & drink up
Jul 30th, 2018
