Alban Vineyards
Reva Alban Estate Vineyard Syrah
Edna Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
Like I extracted a bucket of black olives with toluene. Spectacular!
Like I extracted a bucket of black olives with toluene. Spectacular!
1 person found it helpfulJan 28th, 2017
Screaming good and accessible right out of the bottle. Such a great vintage for reva.
Screaming good and accessible right out of the bottle. Such a great vintage for reva.
Jun 10th, 2015Beautiful nose. Nice full mouthfeel, a little too much oak on the palate, but still very enjoyable
Beautiful nose. Nice full mouthfeel, a little too much oak on the palate, but still very enjoyable
May 30th, 2015
Big ripe dark fruit. Intense wine with a lot of depth.
Big ripe dark fruit. Intense wine with a lot of depth.
Dec 1st, 2014
Joseph Phelps Vineyards
Scorched earth, stewed plum, and toasted jam
Scorched earth, stewed plum, and toasted jam
Apr 9th, 2016
Absolutely fantastic. It’s definitely on the downslope - the tannins have softened up quite a bit so there’s not as much backbone as it had a couple of years ago - but the fruit is still going strong in this beautifully balanced syrah. Awesome.
Absolutely fantastic. It’s definitely on the downslope - the tannins have softened up quite a bit so there’s not as much backbone as it had a couple of years ago - but the fruit is still going strong in this beautifully balanced syrah. Awesome.
Feb 14th, 2021
Until the last couple of weeks I have NOT given John Alban enough credit. These wines are absolutely incredible. I am excited to try this one again tomorrow as it seems built for a very long life. I’m smiling big time @Mike R !
Until the last couple of weeks I have NOT given John Alban enough credit. These wines are absolutely incredible. I am excited to try this one again tomorrow as it seems built for a very long life. I’m smiling big time @Mike R !
Jul 3rd, 2020
This wine is ready to rock. A solid 95 if not 95.5. The density of this wine is incredible. Rounded edges on the front and back. Fruit core of baked plum and fig that expresses right up front. Started to get a little bit of bell pepper, smoke and meaty Savory characteristics in the middle and towards the finish. Stood up very well to the peppers and paired quite nicely with the braised pork. I think this one could be held another five years as the fruit intensity up front is significant and rather youthful. But, I think this one is in such a good spot right now that you probably just want to go ahead and pop it!
This wine is ready to rock. A solid 95 if not 95.5. The density of this wine is incredible. Rounded edges on the front and back. Fruit core of baked plum and fig that expresses right up front. Started to get a little bit of bell pepper, smoke and meaty Savory characteristics in the middle and towards the finish. Stood up very well to the peppers and paired quite nicely with the braised pork. I think this one could be held another five years as the fruit intensity up front is significant and rather youthful. But, I think this one is in such a good spot right now that you probably just want to go ahead and pop it!
Jan 26th, 2019