The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Thompson Vineyard, Syrah 1999 KIT black currants and black cherry

black currants and black cherry along with tobacco

but offers outstanding flavor intensity and clarity

Burgundy authority Clive Coates has called Clos de Tart “today Clos de Tart has few peers

just all the good things

I am impressed how these early Sea Smoke releases have held up and improved

The Ojai Vineyard, Santa Barbara County, Thompson Vineyard, Syrah 1999 KIT black currants and black cherry1. 5cm; one faded label So close to White Hawk Vineyard, and yet Thompson Vineyard is a completely different expression of syrah. It is big, chunky, and fruity. Compared to the White Hawk, its spiciness lurks more in the background and has a very different character. Instead of being oceanic, it is rather like some exotic spice cardamom perhaps. And besides the fruit, there is always an animal character to this wine that is quite provocative. Like all