2014 Radio-Coteau Syrah Dusty Lane
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The 2014 Syrah Dusty Lane is a dark, powerful wine. Black cherry, plum, dark spice, leather, and licorice are some of the many notes that give the wine its distinctly dark, brooding personality. The stress of the drought is felt in the wine's push and pull inner tension. I would prefer to cellar the 2014 for at least a year or two. Even then, my impression is that Dusty Lane will remain a wine that captures the struggle of the vine versus nature in 2014. Ultimately, that is simply a reflection of the conditions of the year, and one of the many things that makes wine so fascinating.
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The 2014 Syrah Dusty Lane comes from another Sonoma Coast vineyard planted in Goldridge soils, this one south-facing. Sussman used 39% whole clusters and aged the wine 21 months in 20% new French oak before bottling it unfined and unfiltered. This is a big St.-Joseph/Crozes-Hermitage style of Syrah from California, with a dense purple color and a big, sweet kiss of damp earth, ground pepper, steak tartare, black olive tapenade, blackberry and cassis. It is layered, full-bodied, juicy, and stunningly rich and long. This is a killer and should drink nicely for 10-15 years.