2015 Torrin - Tsundere

The deeper purple-colored 2015 Tsundere is an interesting blend of 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Syrah, 19% Tannat, and the rest Grenache, brought up in 70% new barrels. It’s concentrated, tannic, firm and closed, with subtle cassis, leafy herbs, and obvious mineral aromas and flavors. It has beautiful purity of fruit, but the cellar is going to be your friend on this one. This report looks at the 2015s from bottle and the 2016s from barrel from the incredibly talented Scott Hawley. While these wines were all made at their Tin City location just south of Paso Robles, they’ve started work on a new cellar located off Peachy Canyon, and I suspect the 2019s will be the first wines made at their new facility. Looking at the wines reviewed here, the 2015s are some of the finest wines to date from Hawley, and they show the classic, focused, straight character of this vintage nicely, while still packing ample depth and richness. His 2016s are slightly more opulent and sexy, and when all is said and done, might be even better. In addition to his Paso Robles releases, Scott releases two Pinot Noirs and a Chardonnay under his Lagom label, which are listed below. If you haven’t heard of Torrin, this is a bandwagon you need to get on.