Les Amours Syrah
VIE is all about “enjoying life”, Les Amours is all about the “loves” in life. Les Amours embraces this philosophy by blending Syrah from the Thompson and White Hawk vineyards with a little Mourvèdre for structure. The nose, like the color, is dark with muted dark red and black fruit. Hints of white pepper spice and dark fruit carry from the nose into the palate which enters with concentrated, focused black cherry and blackberry fruit well integrated with firm, gripping tannins. The tannins provide a long, elegant finish rich with dark blackberry and dark plum fruit with hints of burnt bacon grease, pepper and toasted oak that linger in a long 45+ second finish. This wine is big with great structure and good acidity similar to that the great wines from the Côte-Rôtie region and definitely needs age. This wine needs to cellar for 3-4 years and can be enjoyed for 15 or more years.
The wine evolves in the glass; beginning with sharp, black earthy notes then opening up to black cherry fruit with a hint of white pepper spice. On the palate, the wine tastes of blackberry fruit, then exposes hints of ruby red fruit and Asian spices. The tannins provide a long, elegant finish. This wine is a monster with great structure and good acidity. Cellar for 1-2 years and enjoy it for 8-10 more years.
VIE is all about “enjoying life”, Les Amours is all about the “loves” in life. Les Amours embraces this philosophy by blending Syrah from the Thompson and White Hawk vineyards with a little Mourvèdre for structure. The nose, like the color, is dark with muted dark red and black fruit. Hints of white pepper spice and dark fruit carry from the nose into the palate which enters with concentrated, focused black cherry and blackberry fruit well integrated with firm, gripping tannins. The tannins provide a long, elegant finish rich with dark blackberry and dark plum fruit with hints of burnt bacon grease, pepper and toasted oak that linger in a long 45+ second finish. This wine is big with great structure and good acidity similar to that the great wines from the Côte-Rôtie region and definitely needs age. This wine needs to cellar for 3-4 years and can be enjoyed for 15 or more years.
The wine evolves in the glass; beginning with sharp, black earthy notes then opening up to black cherry fruit with a hint of white pepper spice. On the palate, the wine tastes of blackberry fruit, then exposes hints of ruby red fruit and Asian spices. The tannins provide a long, elegant finish. This wine is a monster with great structure and good acidity. Cellar for 1-2 years and enjoy it for 8-10 more years.
VIE is all about “enjoying life”, Les Amours is all about the “loves” in life. Les Amours embraces this philosophy by blending Syrah from the Thompson and White Hawk vineyards with a little Mourvèdre for structure. The nose, like the color, is dark with muted dark red and black fruit. Hints of white pepper spice and dark fruit carry from the nose into the palate which enters with concentrated, focused black cherry and blackberry fruit well integrated with firm, gripping tannins. The tannins provide a long, elegant finish rich with dark blackberry and dark plum fruit with hints of burnt bacon grease, pepper and toasted oak that linger in a long 45+ second finish. This wine is big with great structure and good acidity similar to that the great wines from the Côte-Rôtie region and definitely needs age. This wine needs to cellar for 3-4 years and can be enjoyed for 15 or more years.
The wine evolves in the glass; beginning with sharp, black earthy notes then opening up to black cherry fruit with a hint of white pepper spice. On the palate, the wine tastes of blackberry fruit, then exposes hints of ruby red fruit and Asian spices. The tannins provide a long, elegant finish. This wine is a monster with great structure and good acidity. Cellar for 1-2 years and enjoy it for 8-10 more years.
Technical Information
93% Syrah, 7% Mourvèdre
Thompson Vineyard & White Hawk Vineyard, Santa Barbara County
Alcohol: 14.5%, pH: 3.54, TA: 0.64
Indigenous Yeast Fermentation
Aged 18 months in French Oak Barrels, 20% New