Halcon Vineyards

Alturas Yorkville Highlands Syrah

9.023 ratings
9.28 pro ratings
Yorkville Highlands, North Coast, California, USA
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Carole Meredith

Always good. It has what I look for in Syrah -- complexity, meatiness, dark fruit but not at the expense of the other elements.

Always good. It has what I look for in Syrah -- complexity, meatiness, dark fruit but not at the expense of the other elements.

2 people found it helpfulSep 6th, 2015
Lynne Bryant

May need to rate this again after 30 minutes... Dark plum, raspberry, savory, white pepper, rock dust & just a little floral (white)... Finish is long & tangy, like goji berry tea; it's still opening

May need to rate this again after 30 minutes... Dark plum, raspberry, savory, white pepper, rock dust & just a little floral (white)... Finish is long & tangy, like goji berry tea; it's still opening

May 19th, 2016
Darren Guillaume

95% Syrah, 5% Viognier grown in shale and schist soils, aged in barrels for 1 year 30% new oak. Halcón Vineyards does their best to match a Cóte-Rôtie. This 2012 has a nice vinosity of red cherry, plum, baking spices and tobacco. Flavor of cherry, blackberry, nice round tannins, gorgeous acids that make this wine cellar worthy. Very long finish.

95% Syrah, 5% Viognier grown in shale and schist soils, aged in barrels for 1 year 30% new oak. Halcón Vineyards does their best to match a Cóte-Rôtie. This 2012 has a nice vinosity of red cherry, plum, baking spices and tobacco. Flavor of cherry, blackberry, nice round tannins, gorgeous acids that make this wine cellar worthy. Very long finish.

Aug 14th, 2015
Alex Crangle

Assistant Winemaker Balo Vineyards

10

Old world. Long live yorkville highlands!

Old world. Long live yorkville highlands!

Jan 12th, 2015
Chris Barnett

Excellent.

Excellent.

Nov 30th, 2015
Steve R

Decanted for 2 hours and the fruit just BARELY started to show by the last glass. Deep red-violet color. Spicy and complex. Craves red meat.

Decanted for 2 hours and the fruit just BARELY started to show by the last glass. Deep red-violet color. Spicy and complex. Craves red meat.

Apr 18th, 2015
julia silbergeld

Strong berry. Tasty!

Strong berry. Tasty!

Feb 26th, 2015
Kyu Kim

Deep initial taste but short lasting. Not overbearing yet flavorful.

Deep initial taste but short lasting. Not overbearing yet flavorful.

Oct 29th, 2014
Stephen Carney

Stephen had this 10 years ago

Stephen had this 10 years ago

Aug 23rd, 2015
Martin Sahlberg

Martin had this 10 years ago

Martin had this 10 years ago

Jul 10th, 2015