This is 100% Syrah. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is nice with black raspberries, black pepper and slight black olives. Full bodied. On the palate, black raspberry fruit with some underlying char. Nice texture. Light tannins. Good finish. Drinking well now and should continue for another eight to ten years. A nice match for Indian food.
This is 100% from the tiny appelation, York Mountain, in Paso Robles. Like most Torrin wines, this is a delicious, full throttle wine. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has black rasperries, black pepper, roasted meat and a slight floral note. Full bodied. Medium tannins. On the palate, this is big with loads of black raspberries with some black pepper and char. At age 11, it is still youhtful and should go another decade. Its grea on its own and would work well with big meat dishes but also Stuffed Vegetarian style peppers.
My first time trying this particular vineyard although Torrin is a favorite. 100% Syrah. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is nice with boysenberries and some black pepper. On the palate, medium tannins. Nice black raspberry fruit. Some depth. Good finish. An outstanding wine, but not up to the rarefied air of other vineyards in the Torrin lineup. It should still improve a bit as it continues to mature over the next five years and drink well for ten more after that. This probably would be helped by some fatty fried foods or meats.
