"...mineral-driven, savory, taut Syrah, with all the elements in the right place..."
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| "The 2016 Rattlesnake Rock bottling of Syrah from Big Basin is one of their estate vineyard bottlings, as these vines were planted in 2000 in this windy parcel that sits between 1,300 and 1,400 feet above sea level. The 2016 version includes one-third whole clusters, was fermented with indigenous yeasts, and aged for twenty-one months in used, 300L barrels. The cépages here includes 2% Viognier that was co-fermented with the Syrah. The wine comes in at 13.9% octane and offers up a deep and properly reserved bouquet of cassis, black raspberry, grilled meats, pepper, a touch of black olive, fine stony soil tones, and a smoky topnote. On the palate, the wine is deep, full-bodied, focused, and rock solid at the core, with a superb core of fruit, firm, ripe tannins and outstanding balance and grip on the long, nascently complex and very, very promising finish. There is a strong vein of iron in the soils here and this really comes across on the backend here. This is outstanding Syrah in the making, with plenty of structure and outstanding depth of fruit. Think of old-school Hermitage with a different, stony soil signature."
John Gilman, View from the Cellar |
| | | | "Red fruit, iron, chalk, white pepper, game, and incisive tannins give the 2016 a real feeling of drive that distinguishes it in the range. This is an especially mineral-driven, savory, taut Syrah, with all the elements in the right place. Dried herbs, licorice and crushed flowers add aromatic intrigue. It will be interesting to see if the 2016 gains a bit more volume in bottle. It is such a promising wine. The Côte-Rôtie selection Syrah from John Alban works so well here."
94 Antonio Galloni, Vinous |
| "From the home estate in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the 2016 Syrah Rattlesnake Rock is a firm, mineral-laced, yet concentrated and textured Syrah that's going to benefit from bottle age. Red and black fruits, spiced meat, bacon fat, and dried flower notes are just some of its nuances. A concentrated, classic mountain Syrah . . ."
Jeb Dunnuck |
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