Arcadian
Hommage a Max Syrah
Santa Ynez Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
Beautiful, Rhone styling with California fruit. Starting to resolve, lush but restrained, plums and meat. Lightly bretty, perfect for me, but YMMV.
Beautiful, Rhone styling with California fruit. Starting to resolve, lush but restrained, plums and meat. Lightly bretty, perfect for me, but YMMV.
Jul 16th, 2016Caught this bottle at the perfect moment - fruit, meat, smoke, pepper. The only thing that separates this from a Cornas is the elevated ABV, but it's so well balanced that it just comes across weightier then you'd find in the northern Rhone. Beautiful.
Caught this bottle at the perfect moment - fruit, meat, smoke, pepper. The only thing that separates this from a Cornas is the elevated ABV, but it's so well balanced that it just comes across weightier then you'd find in the northern Rhone. Beautiful.
Mar 11th, 2016
Game, woolly and dried dark fruit. Easy drinking
Game, woolly and dried dark fruit. Easy drinking
Jul 2nd, 2020
Bit of funk on the nose which lifted, then engaging fruit and a smooth finish
Bit of funk on the nose which lifted, then engaging fruit and a smooth finish
Dec 26th, 2018Fruit still fresh, blackberries...finishes nicely
Fruit still fresh, blackberries...finishes nicely
Jul 28th, 2018
Bigger and more alcoholic than I like but lovely balance of black fruit, meat, spice. Has a long life yet
Bigger and more alcoholic than I like but lovely balance of black fruit, meat, spice. Has a long life yet
Jun 25th, 2016Big, mouth filling but with meaty tones along with rich black fruit. I still like my Syrah better at 12.5% than 15% though, but this is good.
Big, mouth filling but with meaty tones along with rich black fruit. I still like my Syrah better at 12.5% than 15% though, but this is good.
Oct 2nd, 2015
This was more enjoyable when first opened vs having it in the decanter for a couple of hours. Might not of caught this at the right time. Fruit is still present with some tannin. After it was opened it seemed like the tannin structure didn't evolve much. Went well with homemade pizzas on the grill.
This was more enjoyable when first opened vs having it in the decanter for a couple of hours. Might not of caught this at the right time. Fruit is still present with some tannin. After it was opened it seemed like the tannin structure didn't evolve much. Went well with homemade pizzas on the grill.
Apr 1st, 2017