The Ojai Vineyard
Roll Ranch Vineyard Syrah
California, USA
Anniversary wine. Still great fruit, mocha and leather. Had with lamb and duck. Perfect!
Anniversary wine. Still great fruit, mocha and leather. Had with lamb and duck. Perfect!
Fun bottle that has shed its baby fat, moving towards a more focused, savory stage of its life. I bet the fruit on this was just gorgeous and deep 8-10 years in. Plenty of acid and the maturity of the tannin brought life to the wine. Abv is a bit intrusive on the nose, but that nice richness it brings on the palate offers a compromise. Stewed blackberry, plum and cherry notes, smoke, and iron edge, potpourri, warm spice, leather. I curious were it’s going and where’s its been.
Fun bottle that has shed its baby fat, moving towards a more focused, savory stage of its life. I bet the fruit on this was just gorgeous and deep 8-10 years in. Plenty of acid and the maturity of the tannin brought life to the wine. Abv is a bit intrusive on the nose, but that nice richness it brings on the palate offers a compromise. Stewed blackberry, plum and cherry notes, smoke, and iron edge, potpourri, warm spice, leather. I curious were it’s going and where’s its been.
Feb 23rd, 2018
Deep and dark ruby red with garnet edges. Dark nose with plums and black olives. Some black pepper and spices too. Medium tannins (6/10) and medium plus bodied. Layered palate with notes of cinnamon, dark berries and black olives. Long finish and drinking well. Drink till 2020.
Deep and dark ruby red with garnet edges. Dark nose with plums and black olives. Some black pepper and spices too. Medium tannins (6/10) and medium plus bodied. Layered palate with notes of cinnamon, dark berries and black olives. Long finish and drinking well. Drink till 2020.
Feb 11th, 2018
This monster held up, but it is awkward and hot. Licorice and cinnamon soaked in vanilla. Super dusty American oak in a chocolate smoke bath. Hot hot hot. A touch of cider vinegar, bacon fat and rum. Did I mention it was hot? Earth post-rapture, glass of Patron cafe in hand, scorched by brimstone. After an hour or so of decant, we see the pepper and shittake.
This monster held up, but it is awkward and hot. Licorice and cinnamon soaked in vanilla. Super dusty American oak in a chocolate smoke bath. Hot hot hot. A touch of cider vinegar, bacon fat and rum. Did I mention it was hot? Earth post-rapture, glass of Patron cafe in hand, scorched by brimstone. After an hour or so of decant, we see the pepper and shittake.
Jan 25th, 2015
A bit more fruit and power than the 02 but this Syrah shows the ripeness of the vintage. Scorched earth and lovely black fruit dominate this wine.
A bit more fruit and power than the 02 but this Syrah shows the ripeness of the vintage. Scorched earth and lovely black fruit dominate this wine.
Oct 15th, 2015
Really coming together nicely. Secondary aromas, fading heat, plenty of fruit. Intriguing wine. Wish I had more.
Really coming together nicely. Secondary aromas, fading heat, plenty of fruit. Intriguing wine. Wish I had more.
Jul 1st, 2015
