Marietta Cellars - Gibson Block Red 2021
Price: $44.99
| Producer | Marietta Cellars |
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| Country | United States |
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| Region | California |
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| Varietal | Syrah, Grenache |
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| Vintage | 2021 |
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| Sku | 06158 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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The Gibson Block is planted in the heart of the McDowell Valley AVA in Mendocino. This ancient dry farmed vineyard is planted with some of the oldest Syrah vines you’ll find anywhere in California. If Marietta sold this fruit they could probably get some serious coin for it, but instead they craft one of the best values in estate grown Syrah you’ll find anywhere in the US.
The Gibson Block Syrah climbs from the glass, ripe and robust with spiced black cherry and raspberry fruits galore. Enticing notes of smoked bacon, licorice, and black pepper add intrigue and depth to the nose. The beauty is rich and powerful on the tongue, with more ripe dark fruits enveloping a massive tannin structure that builds steadily into a long dry pepper spiced finish. As full-bodied and as full-flavoured as it gets, thoroughly decadent and delightful. You’ll think you’re drinking a $50+ Syrah, because you are, you just didn’t pay that much!
Vinous Media: 95 Points
"The 2021 Gibson Block, old-vine Syrah and Grenache, is a heady, extroverted wine. Ripe dark-toned fruit, new leather, spice, dried herbs, gravel, incense and tobacco all saturate the palate. Readers will find a wine of textural intensity and stature to burn. Bright acids pull it all together on the finish to balance the wine's more extroverted qualities."
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
"The 2021 Gibson Block Syrah comes from an incredible block of vines in McDowell Valley, planted more than 135 years ago. It's bursting with kaleidoscopic scents of wild berry preserves, Luxardo cherries and apricot plus touches of garrigue, potpourri, aniseed and game meats. The full-bodied palate is pleasantly rustic in style, its softly chewy tannins supporting concentrated fruit. It has plenty of refreshing acidity to balance and a tremendously spicy finish. Yum!"
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