Country: US / California
Variety: Syrah
Winery: Zaca Mesa / Black Bear Block
This bottling from Santa Barbara County’s oldest Syrah planting is always like tasting history. Aromas of roasted coffee beans and charred wood meet with pressed blackberry, vanilla and caramel on the nose. The palate combines tart black-plum skins with charred meat, more roasted coffee and lots of cocoa dust, with riper hints of fig and blueberry fruit arising toward the finish.