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2014 Alban Vineyards Seymour's Vineyard Syrah
- Edna Valley, USA
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 229 / 750ml
- Red - Rich and Intense
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Producer tasting notes: "The soil produces the grapes that make Seymour’s: aromatics of Asian spices, and flavors of smoked meats, graphite, and licorice. This syrah is our most structured and broad." - Alban Vineyards
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Highlights
- From Edna Valley, USA
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 229 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Rich and Intense
- Syrah
- Pairs well with Lamb
Winery
Alban Vineyards is a California estate with a global reputation for its powerful Rhône-influenced blends and varietal wines, which are all sold on allocation, with a lengthy waiting list.
The company is located in the Edna Val...
Details
- Region or Appellation
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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100% Shiraz and Syrah
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
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John and Lorraine Alban
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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Atop the most distant peak from our winery and main vineyard there is a dense vein of flint that is mixed with chalk and sandstone.
- Winemaking
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Open top fermentation by its native yeasts; bottled unfined and unfiltered.
- Ageing
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Like Reva and Lorraine, Seymour’s is aged 3.5 years in a mix of new and used French oak barrels.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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The soil produces the grapes that make Seymour’s: aromatics of Asian spices, and flavors of smoked meats, graphite, and licorice. This syrah is our most structured and broad.
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About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Meat sambousek Starter Course
- Filo pastry parcels filled with meat
- Contains: cumin, coriander seed
- Middle Eastern
- Lamb dhansak Main Course
- Lamb curry cooked with lentils
- Contains: Indian curry
- Indian
- Crispy aromatic lamb Main Course
- Contains: five spice, rice wine
- Chinese
- Chicken in tomato sauce Main Course
- Western
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Vintage quality: Excellent
Current condition: Ready to drink, will keep
For California, the 2014 vintage was small but fantastic.
The region enjoyed a long, steady growing season with few hiccups despite a large earthquake in August. The winter was mild and very dry, although rain in February and March relieved some of the st...
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