2005 Behrens Family Erna Schein Syrah Alder Springs Vineyard Homage to Ed Oliveira
Market price
Buying options
Tasting notes
Saturated ruby. Black raspberry, smoked meat and bacon fat on the varietally accurate nose. Then a bit hard-edged and youthfully compressed, with firm acids keeping the wild black fruit and bitter chocolate flavors from expanding. This has a sweet/sour quality like hard candy. Shows limited flesh and volume today: will this grow more pliant with aging?
Critic scores
Average Score
Robert Parker
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
More reviews and scores
The dark ruby/purple-colored 2005 Syrah Alder Springs Vineyard Homage to Ed Olivera reveals too much new oak in the nose, and comes across as more monolithic. Nevertheless, it is an excellent Syrah possessing deep, concentrated flavors, medium body, and admirable precision as well as freshness. Not yet released. Tel. 707-963-1774; Fax 707-963-8206