2001 Arrowood Syrah Saralee's Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (45) Avg Score: 89.4 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View RumRunner's profile
  • Report Issue

  9/10/2022 - RumRunner Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Tannins are still there. Still has lots of dark fruit. Really nicely aged.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View austinbeeman- austinbeeman.com's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/30/2014 - austinbeeman- austinbeeman.com Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Our group was split over the quality of this bottling. I thought it was a nicely rich example of Sonoma Syrah, but other thought it overripe.
  The nose was smokey and meaty. Palate was medium+ with more meat and spice, but also creamy raspberry jelly. The smoky fruit persisted through a longish finish.
  
  www.austinbeeman.com

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Birorganic's profile
  • Report Issue

  2/15/2014 - Birorganic Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Drank in honor of Saralee's recent passing. Held up very well for 12+ year old Syrah. Stored perfectly since release from the winery. Not built to age this long but made it to the finish line with balance and grace. Another example of why Richard Arrowood is one of the finest winemakers in the history of California wine. Sweet violets on the nose with complex integrated smooth black fruits on the palate. Delicious with food.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View rwgray's profile
  • Report Issue

  1/26/2013 - rwgray wrote: 89 Points

  Oak has faded leaving blackberry and pepper. Still a fair amount of tannin. Nicely fragrant nose of dark fruit. Couple of years of life.

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View RR47's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/5/2012 - RR47 wrote: 90 Points

  This is a nice mature California Syrah. Spicy nose with ripe raspberries and a bit of pepper. Decent balance and a mature medium length finish with soft tannins. Purchased at Arrowood at release.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

View all 45 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.