Arnot-Roberts
North Coast Syrah
North Coast, California, USA
Another Arnot-Roberts gem - affordable at $35 and very drinkable now, classic Northern Rhone profile - glad I have more.
Another Arnot-Roberts gem - affordable at $35 and very drinkable now, classic Northern Rhone profile - glad I have more.
3 people found it helpfulOct 7th, 2014
@Nopasf -I've had a 7 year love affair with these guys... Purely heterosexual I assure you. Tho I admit, the femininity of the Fuchsia -drawn by Nate's grandmother- is as evocative, simple and aesthetic as the the wines themselves This one however, this is their first Syrah in their 'own house'. It's fucking brilliant. And it's unlike the previous vintages, almost as much as it is alike. It's gaining its own frame of reference. Apocryphal in a sense now, but just you wait! This wine is reflective of the strokes of a painter; skill is notable early on, but upon review of multiple efforts one can determine the evolution of mastery. This Syrah is stunning. Some obnoxious notes as the wine has changed over the last 2 hours: upon opening a touch of dissolved CO2 is evident, opens to a nose of cranberries (not typical Syrah blueberry) cracked black peppercorn, leather, sage, glycerin, floral aromas of jasmine -is that not a touch of Fuchsia? Blood Orange/grapefruit citrus aromas. Sunburnt leather. No reduction -how is that possible? Rustic tannins on the mouth -jagged and edgy but clean as a whistle, not grippy, not fruity not typical California crap Syrah... cranberry like acidity and tartness. A metallic element to the taste, slightly coppery, but without that copper tang, more like quartz and granite ground to powder and hitting the tongue with saline minerals and wet stone. I must have more. And the floral tones... last for days. This shit is underpriced.
@Nopasf -I've had a 7 year love affair with these guys... Purely heterosexual I assure you. Tho I admit, the femininity of the Fuchsia -drawn by Nate's grandmother- is as evocative, simple and aesthetic as the the wines themselves This one however, this is their first Syrah in their 'own house'. It's fucking brilliant. And it's unlike the previous vintages, almost as much as it is alike. It's gaining its own frame of reference. Apocryphal in a sense now, but just you wait! This wine is reflective of the strokes of a painter; skill is notable early on, but upon review of multiple efforts one can determine the evolution of mastery. This Syrah is stunning. Some obnoxious notes as the wine has changed over the last 2 hours: upon opening a touch of dissolved CO2 is evident, opens to a nose of cranberries (not typical Syrah blueberry) cracked black peppercorn, leather, sage, glycerin, floral aromas of jasmine -is that not a touch of Fuchsia? Blood Orange/grapefruit citrus aromas. Sunburnt leather. No reduction -how is that possible? Rustic tannins on the mouth -jagged and edgy but clean as a whistle, not grippy, not fruity not typical California crap Syrah... cranberry like acidity and tartness. A metallic element to the taste, slightly coppery, but without that copper tang, more like quartz and granite ground to powder and hitting the tongue with saline minerals and wet stone. I must have more. And the floral tones... last for days. This shit is underpriced.
1 person found it helpfulJan 27th, 2013
Showing nicely - dark fruit, earth, spice, firm tannins.
Showing nicely - dark fruit, earth, spice, firm tannins.
Jan 4th, 2017
Starts with cherries, black pepper and bay leaf. Morphs into meat, blackberries and that black pepper. Very north Rhône for this North Coast.
Starts with cherries, black pepper and bay leaf. Morphs into meat, blackberries and that black pepper. Very north Rhône for this North Coast.
So much potential. Wow! I want to try this again in five years. Incredible purity, tension, concentration. I'm in awe.
So much potential. Wow! I want to try this again in five years. Incredible purity, tension, concentration. I'm in awe.
Nov 2nd, 2013Plum. Rajat at the table next to us. Crazy focused, acid red and black fruit.
Plum. Rajat at the table next to us. Crazy focused, acid red and black fruit.
Jun 11th, 2013