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Arnot-Roberts Syrah, Sonoma Coast - 2021

Name: Arnot-Roberts Syrah, Sonoma Coast
Brand: Arnot-Roberts
SKU: 25917
Price: 46.99 USD
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Item # 25917 750mL

A beautifully perfumed Syrah from a vintage that allowed the varietal's stunning aromatics to shine. Fresh, with pure black berries on the nose and palate. Layers of spice are evident due to gentle contact with oak. Quite balanced and meant to be enjoyed young.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2021

Country

USA

Region

California

Sub-Region

Sonoma

Producer

Arnot-Roberts

Grape Variety

Syrah

Viognier

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Staff Pick Notes

Founded in Healdsburg in 2001 by childhood friends Duncan Arnot Meyers and Nathan Lee Roberts, Arnot-Roberts began with one barrel of wine made in their basement, starting small and growing slowly by sourcing grapes from some of the most remarkable vineyards in California. Sourced from four different vineyards, this is a refreshingly lighter style that finds the perfect middle ground between typical Cali Syrah and those of the northern Rhone. The long slow growing season near the edge of the continent provides complete ripeness at low sugar levels, resulting in a wine of deep color that has generous fruit character with an undercurrent of earth and spice. Bright, fresh, with craisin and sour cherry flavors that almost sizzle on the palate, this is a Syrah to enjoy in its youth, even with a nice chill on a hot day.

- SG

Glossary

California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.

Syrah

We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...

Viognier

Some of the most intriguing wines associated with the white Viognier grape contain hardly any Viognier at all: in the Côte Rôtie appellation, wine must be made principally from the red Syrah grape, but up to 20 percent (often far less) can be of white Viognier. The practice of adding Viognier to Syrah began as a way of taming the very ripe, tannic reds of the hot Côte Rôtie ("roasted slope"), but it produced such incredible results that other countries, most notably Australia, have followed...