Wind Gap Wines
Nellessen Vineyard Syrah
Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California, USA
Brick red core with tawny rim. Very perfumed nose offering red fruits, lavender, and white pepper. Surprisingly light bodied, fruit forward, fresh, and food friendly coming in at only 11.7% ABV. Made from 100% Syrah whole cluster fermented with natural yeasts.
Brick red core with tawny rim. Very perfumed nose offering red fruits, lavender, and white pepper. Surprisingly light bodied, fruit forward, fresh, and food friendly coming in at only 11.7% ABV. Made from 100% Syrah whole cluster fermented with natural yeasts.
Feb 25th, 2022
Think St Joseph. Forest floor. Under 12 abv.
Think St Joseph. Forest floor. Under 12 abv.
May 8th, 2021
Color of bubbly dark purple, with different shades of it around the rim. Nose of dark fruits, cranberry, medicinal syrup, a bit leather and tobacco leaves, strength of alcohol, and a bit minty. Taste shows quite a lot of berries note, with soft tannins, medicinal strawberry syrup, tinkling, ripe fruits, a bit coke cola, and a bit oaky. Aftertaste is clean, medium long, shows a bit more cocoa, and savory. Not a first time the Sonoma coast Syrah tastes like good Pinot noir.
Color of bubbly dark purple, with different shades of it around the rim. Nose of dark fruits, cranberry, medicinal syrup, a bit leather and tobacco leaves, strength of alcohol, and a bit minty. Taste shows quite a lot of berries note, with soft tannins, medicinal strawberry syrup, tinkling, ripe fruits, a bit coke cola, and a bit oaky. Aftertaste is clean, medium long, shows a bit more cocoa, and savory. Not a first time the Sonoma coast Syrah tastes like good Pinot noir.
Apr 18th, 2021
Syrah from Sonoma has me skeptical........my gut was correct. This is a fruit bomb - drinks like a Pinot, lacked body and the tannins that are essential to a true Syrah.
Syrah from Sonoma has me skeptical........my gut was correct. This is a fruit bomb - drinks like a Pinot, lacked body and the tannins that are essential to a true Syrah.
May 5th, 2019
Savory olives and high toned textured fruit while staying light on its feet. Saint Joseph by way of Sonoma.
Savory olives and high toned textured fruit while staying light on its feet. Saint Joseph by way of Sonoma.
Jun 10th, 2018
Some dynamite Sonoma Coast Syrah from Wind Gap. Like a slightly more plush Saint-Joseph, in the best way; still has all that bright, savory high-toned Syrah goodness in spades, it's just that the fruit is a little more forward and polished and it's slightly more lush on the palate than most Northern Rhône examples. Translucent with a medium/medium (+) intensity ruby hue fading to a darker hot pink rim. Medium (+) concentration of aromatics of perfectly ripe blackberry and blueberry fruit, drying thyme, kalamata olive, violets, an almost smoky crushed gravel soil character, and a slightly leathery character. On the palate, there's more pure, ripe blackberry and blueberry, fresh thyme, fresh violets, a granitic minerality, and some slight gamy savoriness. Medium/medium (+) acid, very fine medium (+) intensity tannin, medium bodied and texturally soft. Alcohol is moderate and not at all intrusive. Some really impressive stuff and I'd love to see how this fares with a bit more bottle age in the future.
Some dynamite Sonoma Coast Syrah from Wind Gap. Like a slightly more plush Saint-Joseph, in the best way; still has all that bright, savory high-toned Syrah goodness in spades, it's just that the fruit is a little more forward and polished and it's slightly more lush on the palate than most Northern Rhône examples. Translucent with a medium/medium (+) intensity ruby hue fading to a darker hot pink rim. Medium (+) concentration of aromatics of perfectly ripe blackberry and blueberry fruit, drying thyme, kalamata olive, violets, an almost smoky crushed gravel soil character, and a slightly leathery character. On the palate, there's more pure, ripe blackberry and blueberry, fresh thyme, fresh violets, a granitic minerality, and some slight gamy savoriness. Medium/medium (+) acid, very fine medium (+) intensity tannin, medium bodied and texturally soft. Alcohol is moderate and not at all intrusive. Some really impressive stuff and I'd love to see how this fares with a bit more bottle age in the future.
An absolutely beautiful, albeit light, expression of Syrah. 11.7% alcohol! 100 % whole cluster.
An absolutely beautiful, albeit light, expression of Syrah. 11.7% alcohol! 100 % whole cluster.
Jul 2nd, 2017
Savory, herbaceous, super balanced.
Savory, herbaceous, super balanced.
Jun 19th, 2017