We were presented with an amazing opporunity on a really great Santa Barbara County Syrah. Before they could even finish, I said, "I will take it all!". We could easily pop this deep & rich Syrah in our email as our first 'pick of the week' of 2022 - would be a heck of a start to the new year.
Then, I quickly realized that they weren't quite yet finished with the offer. There was one catch, I couldn't put the wine in an email, or do any social media posts. It's a long story as to why we were offered this price, feel free to ask. To protect the reputation & integrity of this smaller family owned winery, they didn't want the low price blasted over the internet. So, here we are...a Mystery Santa Barbara County Syrah for $16
Here is what we can tell you:
Retail $30
2017 Santa Barbara County Syrah
Less than 5,000 cases produced
14.10% abv
2% Viognier, 50% whole cluster, 10 months neutral barrel
drinking window now to 2031
Tasting notes: deeply concentrated, violets, blackberry, black cherry, olive, cured meats, smoky earth, black pepper
