Tensley

$22.00750ml

Pair upfront Syrahs with boldly flavored dishes.

Dish up some churrasco, asado or good ol' American barbecue.

A natural with Moroccan-spiced lamb meatballs.

Wine-braised portobellos too.

Eyes:

Dark Purple

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, developing, bacon fat, blackberry, violets

Mouth:

Full Bodied, dry, medium acidity, average tannin, moderate-high intensity, medium-long finish, black fruits, licorice, black pepper

2013 is the sophomore release of Los Padres, a Central Coast bottling from one of Santa Barbara's benchmark Syrah producers, Tensley. Famed for their cadre of single vineyard offerings, Los Padres' resumé reads like many of its big brothers; practicing organic, natural yeast, lightly filtered, unfined. And like the rest of Tensley's wines, it's big, bold and flat out delicious.