2019 John Lewis Reserve Syrah
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Boasting a more prominent, broader and firm nose, the 2019 Syrah John Lewis offers a firm expression with dusty flowers and dense and chewy black fruit tones and a tight mineral essence in the glass. Full-bodied, the wine is balanced on the palate, with firm tannins, succulent acidity and a lovely growing notion of blackberry skin, turned gravel and spicy peppercorn flavors over the long, spicy and mineral-laced finish. The wine rested for 17 months in 10% new French oak. Only 2,880 bottles produced.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Eric Guido, Vinous
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Dark and inward, the 2019 Syrah John Lewis slowly smolders up from the glass with a smoky air of ashen stones, black currants, eucalyptus and mint. It washes across the palate, silky and finessed, showing its minerality up front followed by tart wild berries and a subtle twang of sour citrus. The 2019 closes up tight through the finish, grippy and concentrated, as residual acids work to maintain balance. While almost painful to taste today, the John Lewis is geared up for a long and steady evolution in the cellar.
Even better, the 2019 Syrah John Lewis comes all from the Les Collines Vineyard in Walla Walla and is 100% Syrah that was just 10% destemmed and spent 17 months in 10% new French oak as well as a Stockinger foudre. This ruby/purple-hued beauty offers beautiful plum and blackberry fruits as well as notes of ground pepper, lavender, roasted herbs, and hints of smoked meat. It's rich, medium to full-bodied, has terrific balance, and enough structure to warrant 3-4 years of bottle age. It should have 2 decades of overall longevity and is another rock star effort from Brandon Moss and Greg Harrington.