We feel like the winemakers at Arnot-Roberts tends to wear their French influence on their sleeves, so to speak, much to our benefit. With its lovely proportion of fruit, spice, and earth elements, this one rivals some of our go-to Northern Rhone bottles! In its youthful state, it begins with tight knit berry fruit elements dosed with a subtle bacon-y animal note and and an undercurrent of earthy tar. After some time in a decanter, things get more polished and quite hedonistic, with classic violet-lavender florals, and euclayptus-fennel garrigiue notes on the nose. Meanwhile on the palate, cinnamon and nutmeg spice influences emerge, along with blackberry and cherry fruit, and a light frame of mineral-inflected tannin. While ready to drink in 2026, we feel an hour or two in the decanter will reward your patience. Its also absolutely worth getting an extra bottle to stash away until 2030 or beyond.
From the producers: “This cuvée exemplifies cold-climate Syrah grown on the rugged Sonoma Coast and is one of our hallmark bottlings. A blend of four amazing sites grown on the coast: Clary Ranch, Que Syrah, Baker Lane and Solas vineyards. Syrah is well suited for life on the Sonoma Coast as the loose clusters and thick skins manage the cool, windy and often damp growing conditions well. The long slow growing season near the edge of the continent provides complete ripeness at low sugar levels, resulting in a wine of deep color that has intense fruit character loaded with an undercurrent of earth and spice. The vineyards are each harvested and fermented separately without destemming, then blended together for aging.”
100% syrah. Clary Ranch, Que Syrah, Baker Lane, and Solas vineyards, Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California.
We feel like the winemakers at Arnot-Roberts tends to wear their French influence on their sleeves, so to speak, much to our benefit. With its lovely proportion of fruit, spice, and earth elements, this one rivals some of our go-to Northern Rhone bottles! In its youthful state, it begins with tight knit berry fruit elements dosed with a subtle bacon-y animal note and and an undercurrent of earthy tar. After some time in a decanter, things get more polished and quite hedonistic, with classic violet-lavender florals, and euclayptus-fennel garrigiue notes on the nose. Meanwhile on the palate, cinnamon and nutmeg spice influences emerge, along with blackberry and cherry fruit, and a light frame of mineral-inflected tannin. While ready to drink in 2026, we feel an hour or two in the decanter will reward your patience. Its also absolutely worth getting an extra bottle to stash away until 2030 or beyond.
From the producers: “This cuvée exemplifies cold-climate Syrah grown on the rugged Sonoma Coast and is one of our hallmark bottlings. A blend of four amazing sites grown on the coast: Clary Ranch, Que Syrah, Baker Lane and Solas vineyards. Syrah is well suited for life on the Sonoma Coast as the loose clusters and thick skins manage the cool, windy and often damp growing conditions well. The long slow growing season near the edge of the continent provides complete ripeness at low sugar levels, resulting in a wine of deep color that has intense fruit character loaded with an undercurrent of earth and spice. The vineyards are each harvested and fermented separately without destemming, then blended together for aging.”
100% syrah. Clary Ranch, Que Syrah, Baker Lane, and Solas vineyards, Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California.
