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2001 Qupe "Bien Nacido Vineyard Hillside Estate" Santa Maria Valley Syrah

SKU #1125599 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

A Crozes-Hermitage look-alike, the 2001 Syrah Bien Nacido Vineyard reveals notes of tapenade, red currants, cherries, and pepper in a measured, sculptured style....Readers who love Pinot Noir should check out these Syrahs as they offer elegant, fresh, lively flavors, high acid profiles, and nowhere near the mass, concentration, or power of some of this varietal’s bigger examples. (8/ 2003)

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By: Sarah Covey |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 4/1/2013  | Send Email
Boy oh boy, oh boy is this Syrah AMAZING! A few of us were recently treated to lunch at the Qupe/Au Bon Climat winery, and winemaker Bob Lindquist made sure that this wine was a featured part of the meal. I fell head over heels for it, enjoying it with roasted ham, a red quinoa salad and various cheeses. When Bob brought the bottle to our recent Friday night tasting, I was yet again impressed at how well the wine was showing. If you are looking for a really special bottle of domestic syrah, this is it! Stewed red cherry, sandalwood, hints of bacon and leather, with medium plus acidity (yes, at 12 years old! Such bright, fresh fruit!) and medium plus tannin. Well-balanced, beautiful integration, and clear excellence in winemaking. We bought this directly from Qupe, so get as much as you can fast!

By: Jim Boyce |  K&L Staff Member  |  Review Date: 3/28/2013  | Send Email
This was another favorite wine of ours from the ABC/Qupe lunch. Dense red cherry and blackberry, currant, plum, bacon fat, game, pepper, and well integrated tanins taking over all senses. I still can't wrap my head around how bright and youthful this 2001 Syrah is showing. Do not miss out on this wine for your next feast!

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Varietal:

Shiraz/Syrah

- One of France's noblest black grape varieties, Syrah is known for its intense and distinctive perfume reminiscent of briar fruit, tar, spice and black pepper and its firm structure. One of few black grape varietals frequently vinified on its own, the best examples of Syrah come from the Northern Rhône, particularly Hermitage, but also Côte-Rôtie, Cornas, Crozes-Hermitage and St-Joseph. These wines are very astringent in their youth, though some Crozes-Hermitage and St-Joseph can be enjoyed young, relatively speaking. Given the requisite patience, though, these wines can reveal amazing complexity and secondary fruit characteristics like plum and blackcurrant as well as subtle hints of smoke and flowers. In the Southern Rhône, Syrah is used to add structure and complexity to wines dominated by Grenache and complemented by Mourvèdre, like the more immediately drinkable Côte du Rhônes, as well as the long-lived wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. In recent years, plantings of Syrah have spread throughout the Languedoc-Roussillon where it is produced on its own or blended with other varietals. Outside of France, the most important Syrah growing country is easily Australia, where it is called Shiraz. Quality levels here depend greatly on yields and geography, and the wines range from bold, fruity and easy-drinking to intense and ageable, like the famed Penfolds Grange. Often bottled on its own, in Australia Syrah is also can be blended with Grenache and Mourvèdre, as in the Southern Rhône, and is increasingly combined with Cabernet Sauvignon. Syrah has also been steadily increasing in popularity in California, thanks to a group of advocates called the Rhône Rangers. Its most successful iterations come from the Central and Sonoma Coasts, where winemakers are pushing boundaries and creating some incredible wines. In recent years Syrah has also found a number of proponents in Washington State, which is definitely a region to watch for this variety.
Country:

United States

- When people consider domestic wine, they normally think about the state of California. The fine viticultural Region within California, including the Napa Valley, Sonoma, Santa Cruz Mountains, Mendocino and Santa Barbara, are capable of growing grapes of world-class quality. But there's plenty of fabulous wine coming from other states, too. Oregon, Washington and New York are also causing eyebrows (and glassware) to be raised around the world. Click for a list of bestselling items from the United States.
Sub-Region:

California

- With the explosive growth that California's wine industry has seen the past several years, it's easy to view winemaking and grape growing in the Golden State as a recent phenomenon. And while it's true that California's viticultural history is brief compared to several European countries, this state's roots date back well over 200 years. Due to the enormous response to California wine within the United States and worldwide, there are thousands of excellent and diverse wines being produced within the state each year. For our entire selection of California wines, please visit this link.
Specific Appellation:

Santa Maria/Santa Barbara

- Santa Maria and Sants Inez make up the two AVAs of Santa Barbara County, an area known for its natural beauty and temperate climate. The best grape-growing areas, however, are located on the very coastal reaches of these two appellations, and are cooled by ever-present fog and ocean breezes (it is even cooler and foggier here than Carneros!). As expected, chardonnay and pinot noir thrive while the more inland zones lay claim to Bordeaux varietals and some Rhône blends.