Tensley Wines Tensley Vineyard Santa Barbara County Syrah 2020
During our tour of the Santa Maria Valley Foxen Canyon Wine Trail we were advised by one of the other producers to check out Tensley Wines. We drove by the Tensley Vineyard and then visited the hospitality tasting room downtown Los Olivos. We were so impressed with their wines that we joined their wineclub and subsequently received our first shipment which included this label, which we did not taste during our tasting room wine flight.
For a grilled tomahawk beefsteak dinner, with grilled asparagus,
mashed potatoes and ceasar salad, we opened this special Syrah that we
just received in our wineclub allocation shipment from Tensley Wines. We
were anxious to try this label since we did not get a chance to taste
it during our visit to the producer's hospitality tasting room downtown Los Olivos.
Tensley Wines Tensley Vineyard Santa Barbara County Syrah 2020
This vineyard was planted in 2011 in Tensley's backyard in Los Olivos.
Winemaker notes: "Talk about meticulous farming! Being in our backyard this vineyard gets a lot of love, probably to much! All of the time spent in the vineyard here results in a rustic savory style with amazing texture, while toeing the line of finesse. Tiny berries and low yields make this wine dark in color and tannic in the mouth. Not a wine for the meek. If you plan to drink this wine in the next 3-4 years give it an hour to open up so you get the full experience of the texture and complexities."
This release was awarded 93 points by Jeb Dunnuck and 93 points by Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.
This is the classic big bold Syrah style that we love. Deep dark inky purple colored, full bodied, rich, round, concentrated black currant fruits with notes of anise, menthol, clove spice and wet earth with firm tannins and tangy acidity on the lingering finish.
RM 93 points.
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