2006 Ojai Syrah White Hawk Vineyard
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The 2006 Ojai Syrah White Hawk is up there with the best from this estate, showing brilliant, ripe aromatics of smoky currant and blackberry fruit, charcoal, toast, and floral characteristics on the nose. Not as intense or smoky as the Bien Nacido, but slightly more nuanced and spicy, the wine is medium to full-bodied on the palate and impressively balanced, showing a seamless, silky texture, ripe, borderline sweet fruit, no hard edges, and a long, enjoyably dry finish. This beauty should continue to show beautifully over the coming 10-15 years.
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Robert Parker
Jeb Dunnuck
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Glass-staining purple. A wild, highly perfumed and exotic bouquet exudes candied dark berries, spicecake, potpourri and pungent herbs. Smells like a head shop crossed with a bakery. Lush and creamy in texture, with sappy red and dark fruit flavors and a strong floral undertone. Becomes spicier with aeration, picking up star anise and mace notes that carry through a long, intensely perfumed finish. This is pretty impressive right now. You might be able to seduce hot or not-so hot hippie chicks with this wine; at least you'd get to drink it if your plot failed you yet again.
Among the most saturated colored is the 2006 Syrah White Hawk Vineyard. While slightly more restrained, it possesses the same stylistic aromatic and flavor profile as the Thompson Vineyard. In fact, all of these Syrahs are nearly the same size and possesses similar styles, making one wonder if the winemaking has become too formulaic. That said, the quality remains very high, but there are few differences among the cuvees. This is a special group of Syrahs from Adam Tolmach’s Ojai Vineyard. Moreover, prices have remained stable, so consumers should be standing in line to buy these wines. Tel. (805) 649-1674