Betz Family Winery
La Serenne Yakima Valley Syrah
Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
I felt incredibly lucky to have tasted this bottle with Betz assistant winemaker, Louis Skinner, who is both talented and, as I learned, something of a wine collector himself. The 2012 La Serenne is fabulous, with a nose that reminds me of blackberries macerated in fresh thyme, crème brûlée and cedar. The innate sweetness at the core of this stylish Syrah is offset by ripe tannins, a fine mineral-acid backbone, and more serious notes of game, black olive, iron, iodine, and loamy soil. 14.3% ABV | Sample
I felt incredibly lucky to have tasted this bottle with Betz assistant winemaker, Louis Skinner, who is both talented and, as I learned, something of a wine collector himself. The 2012 La Serenne is fabulous, with a nose that reminds me of blackberries macerated in fresh thyme, crème brûlée and cedar. The innate sweetness at the core of this stylish Syrah is offset by ripe tannins, a fine mineral-acid backbone, and more serious notes of game, black olive, iron, iodine, and loamy soil. 14.3% ABV | Sample
1 person found it helpfulJun 29th, 2015
Black fruit, spice and tobacco. M tannin, long finish. Classic and old world style.
Black fruit, spice and tobacco. M tannin, long finish. Classic and old world style.
Feb 13th, 2016
Boushey vineyard they have been farming the same block since 2003 the highest elevation block old more mineral based soils. Blackberry compote with light smoke billowy and lavender notes very big and complex bouquet. Big and chewy with lots of jammy fruit very rich and still has wonderful freshness with a long layered finish wonderful balance juicy blackberry fruit very big but has lots of nuance black olive tapenade a bit of a savage note lovely complexity length. Finish 50+ most excellent +
Boushey vineyard they have been farming the same block since 2003 the highest elevation block old more mineral based soils. Blackberry compote with light smoke billowy and lavender notes very big and complex bouquet. Big and chewy with lots of jammy fruit very rich and still has wonderful freshness with a long layered finish wonderful balance juicy blackberry fruit very big but has lots of nuance black olive tapenade a bit of a savage note lovely complexity length. Finish 50+ most excellent +
Aug 15th, 2014
Higher altitude. Great acidity, persistent, fresh.
Higher altitude. Great acidity, persistent, fresh.
Aug 15th, 2014
Smokey. Inky. Blackberry. Beautiful.
Smokey. Inky. Blackberry. Beautiful.
Jun 26th, 2016Not a Syrah drinker but Loved this. Great with duck, elk and steak
Not a Syrah drinker but Loved this. Great with duck, elk and steak
Jan 29th, 2016
Smells like the icing on a vanilla cupcake. Front of the palate tastes like wood smoke and autumn. A little cocoa, a little tobacco, a little cedar. The longer it aerated, the more vanilla. Got sickly sweet.
Smells like the icing on a vanilla cupcake. Front of the palate tastes like wood smoke and autumn. A little cocoa, a little tobacco, a little cedar. The longer it aerated, the more vanilla. Got sickly sweet.
Nov 12th, 2014