2019 | Saxum | Syrah Booker

Description

Red Wine: 2019 | Saxum | Syrah Booker

The 2019 Booker Vineyard is a Syrah-dominated blend … this
will be the last vintage for this cuvée. Blackberries, peppery
stems, roasted meats, and spicy nuances all emerge from this
powerful, ripe, concentrated, yet still impeccably balanced red.

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Producer: Saxum

Ratings: WS | 95VN | 98

Vintage: 2019

Size: 750ml

ABV: 15.5%

Varietal: Rhone Varietals

Country/Region: United States, California

The 2019 Booker Vineyard is a Syrah-dominated blend … this
will be the last vintage for this cuvée. Blackberries, peppery
stems, roasted meats, and spicy nuances all emerge from this
powerful, ripe, concentrated, yet still impeccably balanced red.

Reviews:

• Wine Spectator: A dynamic wine, distinctive and powerfully built yet rich and supple, with bold flavors of black raspberry, mocha, baking spices and ginger that gather richness toward bold but refined tannins. Syrah and Mataro.

• Vinous: Opaque ruby. Spice- and mineral-driven blue fruit, potpourri and smoky bacon scents show superb delineation and take on a hint of olive with air. Sappy and penetrating on the palate, offering intense bitter cherry, blueberry, candied violet and exotic spice flavors that deepen and turn sweeter as the wine opens up. The floral and mineral notes repeat strongly the incisive and extremely long finish, which features gently gripping tannins and reasonating spiciness. This is truly one of the great vineyards in Paso Robles, or California, for that matter, and this particular bottling is definitely on the short list of the best wines that I have ever tasted from it.

Producer Information

Saxum Vineyards is a Californian wine producer in the Willow Creek District of Paso Robles. It is known for its portfolio of red blends produced from the key Rhône varieties: Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.The estate was planted at the end of the 1980s with a majority of vines now over 40 years of age. Located a mere 10 miles (16km) from the coast, unearthed fossilized whale bones have been discovered here requiring a jack hammer to plant the vines. Planted throughout an undulating landscape the vineyards are located on slopes at an altitude of approximately 1200 feet (365 meters).Saxum’s portfolio now features a collection of proprietary cuvées. The Rhône varieties reign supreme, but there are small plantings of other grapes like Zinfandel and Petite Sirah, which are used in small amounts. Strict yields inform the limited production of roughly 5500 cases annually.