The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Stolpman Vineyard, Syrah 1996 Syrah the very elegant profile of

the very elegant profile of the vintage works perfectly with this terroir

whole clusters are being used and the fermentation takes place in stainless steel “cuves” rather than in open wooden vats

It's riper

Chocolate and cedar

but folks enjoyed it for its exuberance (and by the way it still drinks well)

The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Stolpman Vineyard, Syrah 1996 Syrah the very elegant profile of2. 0cm; faded label Adam Tolmach, The Ojai Winemaker There is something very interesting about this vineyard because each year, after fermentation and continuing until bottling, there is a hardness and minerality about the young wine that puts most people off. I remember the 1996 in barrel. I couldnt get anyone who tasted it to admit that it was any good at all! And yet, after bottling, it blossomed into an indisputably wonderful wine. The same was