Comartin 2012 Tierra Alta Vineyard Syrah (Ballard Canyon)

Country: US / Tierra Alta Vineyard
Variety: Syrah California
Winery: Comartin / Ballard Canyon

Adam Comartin’s San Jose-based label shines a bright light on this new appellation. This wine shows blackberry shave ice, black cherries, black pepper, cola and the lifting aromatics of violets on the nose. More black pepper spices up the palate, with the balanced cherry and berry power proving quite distinctive and regal.