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Syrah Reva Alban Estate Vineyards 2006 75cl

Central Coast | California | United States of America
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2006
Critics scores
100 Robert Parker
The 2006 Syrah Reva, coming from parcels of dark, volcanic soil, has off-the-chart richness and intensity. This thick, opaque-purple colored wine offers up notes of scorched earth, ground pepper, and blackberry liqueur intermixed with cassis, licorice, camphor, and tar. The wine is spectacular in every sense. Full-bodied and certainly not for wimps, this is a remarkably concentrated yet very nuanced and intense wine that should age for 20 more years.
Producer
Alban Vineyards
One of the first Rhône Rangers (following Randall Grahm), John Alban began in 1985 by planting grapes for other people. By 1989, he bought his own estate. The Rhône varietal pioneer planted varieties such as Syrah, Viognier and Roussanne. He has been quoted saying, 'I almost single-handedly doubled the world's acreage', when its acreage had been reduced in the northern Rhône Valley to a mere 20 hectares (50 acres). He produces several wines including Mourvèdre and Grenache, but he is most famous for his Syrah. Alongside, three vineyard designated wines - Lorraine, Reva and Seymour's - he also produces an entry-level Syrah called Patrina which was introduced in 2009. He has made 'perfect' wines (100 Robert Parker points) on several occasions and most of them now range from 95-99 points.