Saturday, January 14, 2012

Bonny Doon Santa Maria Valley Bien Nacido 2007 Syrah



Bonny Doon Santa Maria Valley Bien Nacido 2007 Syrah, $34.84-$40.99, 90 points, is a California Syrah I've waited to taste again for a year now, and this too does not disappoint. This was my second tasting of this wine (Dec.10, 2010 First tasting), and I think I liked it just a bit better with more than a year's bottle age.
The color is deep purple with magenta, the aroma is very fruity reminiscent of a very good Merlot, but with some florality, the medium body carries a considerable amount of black and blue fruit with hints of plum and subtle hibiscus. The Bien Nacido finishes fair on white pepper. 
This is a very different Syrah from the Shane, and maybe more food friendly; we tasted the Bien Nacido with a vegetable chicken pie, while we had the Shane with spiced-rubbed lamb rib chops with sweet snow peas in spiced olive-oil.



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3 comments:

  1. Wow. Couple of NICE Syrahs lately, huh?

    If we ever cross paths, I know what we're drinking!

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  2. Bill, it certainly is fun to think that way, but if that's the case the wine should be my chore as you "slave" in the kitchen;-)Must be nice when the wineries just pop those bottles in the mail and send them "your" way!

    Claire, if you're out there in the ether, were you watching dyslexic-me construct my blog post yesterday? "Stana" lft dat uot mi kifts orn Cistmus. Of course you don't have to answer that; stupid me.

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    1. Here I am!

      You made 2 great choice, in my opinion - Bonny Doon & Bien Nacido. For some reason, I seem to love the Bien Nacido vineyard.

      Dennis - you kill me.

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