Piedrasassi Syrah Bien Nacido Vineyard Lampoc California 2021

A joint venture of Sashi Moorman (Ojai, Sandhi, Evening Land and Dom. de La Cote) and Peter Pastan (2 Amys Restaurant) in Santa Barbara California. Focusing on Syrah in the Central Coast area, they are making delicious wines showcasing the vineyard site.

Bien Nacido Vineyard houses some of the oldest Syrah vines on the Central Coast, singular in their expression. What a whoosh from the glass. Raspberry, black sage, juniper and nag champa strike an herbal chord that is immediate in both aroma and flavor. Showing lift and openness, a slightly tart finish provides the backdrop for tannins as well-balanced as the mature vines that beget them. No surprise from the birthplace of cool-climate California Syrah.