Red Car Syrah Estate Vineyard 2015

Red
Fort Ross-Seaview, United States
6.7
WineSaint

Blackberry and pepper emerge on the nose, but the wine feels hollow through the center. Astringent tannins dominate without sufficient fruit to balance. The Fort Ross-Seaview site should deliver more concentration and depth than this compressed effort shows. May improve with time, but the structure feels fundamentally flawed.

blackberrypepperastringent tanninscompressed fruit
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Red Car

Red Car produces Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Chardonnay from the Sonoma Coast, working with both estate fruit and select vineyards across this large, climatically varied appellation. The wines lean toward restraint and site expression.