Happy Memorial Day! It's been a busy long weekend of planting flowers at the cemetery and then planting even more flowers by my house, and with rain much of the weekend, I'm pretty tuckered out by now! So, I've decided to open a bottle of one of my favorite wines from my recent wine club shipment, the 2022 Stolen Horse Syrah from Bledsoe Family Winery. This wine is a classic Syrah (98%) co-fermented with Viognier (2%) sourced from the Loess, Flying B Estate and LeFore Estate Vineyards in the Walla Walla AVA of Washington. So, let's see how this wine is starting out!
The wine is a deep garnet color in the glass, with a bit of brooding purple at the center, just as you'd expect. The nose presents aromas of lavender, black cherry and plum intermingled with a bit of ripe olive and tobacco notes. The first sip is rush of ripe, sweet cherry that evolves into some earthy notes of peat and minerality before an explosion of peppery spice near the finish. The tannins are well integrated, providing for a wonderfully long, smooth dry finish.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 9, as it's a classic Syrah, that would pair well with a wide range of dishes, from holiday burgers and brats, to pasta or braised lamb. Tonight, I am enjoying this wine with a classic holiday barbecue of baby back ribs, hot honey baked beans and sriracha slaw. The wine has all the structure to stand up to such a sweet and spicy meal, cheers!
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