Lot 135
SAXUM SYRAH BOOKER VINEYARD 2009 (1) WA 96+
SAXUM SYRAH BOOKER VINEYARD 2010 (1) WA 98
SAXUM SYRAH BOOKER VINEYARD 2011 (1) WA 96+
SAXUM SYRAH BOOKER VINEYARD 2012 (1) WA 98
Lot 135 Details
SAXUM SYRAH BOOKER VINEYARD 2009 (1)
Paso Robles.
u. bn.
The 2009 Booker Vineyard is 70% Syrah and 30% Mourvedre from one of the rockiest, steepest hillsides in Paso Robles. Layers of dark fruit, spices, tar and licorice emerge from the glass in this deep, sensual wine. August 2011 WA 96+
SAXUM SYRAH BOOKER VINEYARD 2010 (1)
Paso Robles.
The 2010 Syrah Booker Vineyard – a blend of 81% Syrah and 19% Mourvedre – is about as textbook a representation of a Paso Robles Syrah as I can think of. Locked and loaded with notions of ripe black and blue fruits, smoke, bouquet garni, espresso, and licorice, it is unabashedly full-bodied, rich, and yet elegant on the palate. Showing real class, as well as first-rate freshness, superb depth and concentration, and masses of tannin, this blockbuster Syrah needs a solid 3-4 years of bottle age to flesh out, and will keep for 15-20 years or more. June 2014 WA 98
SAXUM SYRAH BOOKER VINEYARD 2011 (1)
Paso Robles.
Beautifully done, and probably the most elegant, seamless version of this cuvee I’ve tasted, the 2011 Booker Vineyard offers terrific aromas and flavors of liquid violets, sappy underbrush, smoked , exotic spices and plenty of crushed rock-like minerality that are all carried by layers of sweet cassis and black raspberry. August 2014 Drink: 2015-2030 WA 96+
SAXUM SYRAH BOOKER VINEYARD 2012 (1)
Paso Robles.
A candidate for the wine of the vintage, the 2012 Booker Vineyard is a blend of 73% Syrah and 27% Mourvedre that was aged 20-26 months in 60% new French oak. It's a classic expression of the vineyard and offers up lots of smoked meats, cracked pepper, wild herbs and tons of dark fruit. Big, full-bodied, thick and chewy, it has gorgeous purity and sweetness of fruit. It's a big, rich and decadent beauty that will benefit from short-term cellaring and age for 15+ years. August 2015 WA 98