2018 Horseshoe Vineyard Syrah
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Clearly a Northern Rhône-inspired wine, the saturated purple-colored 2018 Syrah Horseshoe Vineyard is expressive and unfolds to aromas of kalamata olives, black plum, lavender oils, and turned earth. In contrast to its sappy aromas, though, it’s light on its feet, with medium to full body, and floats across the palate with plush tannins and a long, even finish. It is a beautiful wine that’s going to only improve with a couple years and provide a solid drinking window over the following 12-15 years.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2018 Syrah Horseshoe Vineyard is going to need at least a few years to emerge, as it is pretty tight today. Inky dark fruit, gravel, spice, menthol, espresso, sage and chocolate infuse the 2018 with tons of complexity. The Rhys Syrahs typically blossom only with time in bottle. I imagine that will be the case here as well. The 100% whole clusters approach works so well here. The 2018 spent 24-28 months in 25HL casks. (AG)