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2020 Bedrock Wine Co. Syrah T 'n' S Blocks Hudson Vineyard South
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2020 Hudson Syrah, Napa Carneros
In my favorite examples of Hudson Syrah there is an element of the primordial, like the pan drippings of dry-aged steak, something stygian and wild. Of course, there is great beauty to Hudson at its best, so I think the wine is more like the raw energy of the Allen Iverson stepover on Ty Lue rather than, say, the mean aggression of Pete Rose sliding into Ray Fosse. Maybe it was the frustrations of 2020 getting to me, maybe it was not knowing whether the wine was going to be OK, but in 2020 we took the shackles off Hudson and let it be the beast it wants to be. The result is my favorite version of the wine in several vintages and a throwback to some of the wines we made back in 2009 and 2010 from the site (which have aged beautifully). The wine is dark and oozes all the dark toned Syrah notes we love from a warmer vintage at a cool site. With a day of air, violets appear, showing the grace lying underneath. $45
Podcast minute mark: 1:16:39
2020 Hudson Syrah, Napa Carneros
In my favorite examples of Hudson Syrah there is an element of the primordial, like the pan drippings of dry-aged steak, something stygian and wild. Of course, there is great beauty to Hudson at its best, so I think the wine is more like the raw energy of the Allen Iverson stepover on Ty Lue rather than, say, the mean aggression of Pete Rose sliding into Ray Fosse. Maybe it was the frustrations of 2020 getting to me, maybe it was not knowing whether the wine was going to be OK, but in 2020 we took the shackles off Hudson and let it be the beast it wants to be. The result is my favorite version of the wine in several vintages and a throwback to some of the wines we made back in 2009 and 2010 from the site (which have aged beautifully). The wine is dark and oozes all the dark toned Syrah notes we love from a warmer vintage at a cool site. With a day of air, violets appear, showing the grace lying underneath. $45
Podcast minute mark: 1:16:39