Tensley

$49.00750ml

Pair fruit-forward Syrahs with roasted, grilled or barbequed dishes.

Serve with braised lamb shanks,

a super-juicy gorgonzola burger

or smoky, Texas-style beef brisket.

Eyes:

Dark Purple

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, youthful, blackberry, oak, raspberry

Mouth:

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

Former Bottlerocker Zach (now a Crushateer) turned us on to Tensley, having tasted their single-vineyard Syrahs in Napa. Their NY distributor offered us a small allocation of the '06 vintage, which we greedily snatched up. We've grabbed every vintage since. Purple/black, smoky and hugely extracted, this decade old winery’s Syrahs have become Santa Barbara’s benchmark.