Marietta has been a top Sonoma producer (and Wine Advocate favorite) since 1978. But at 96 points, this remarkable and historic Syrah is their top-rated wine to date.
Wine Advocate 96:
The 2018 Gibson Block Syrah comes from very old vines interplanted with other varieties like Grenache, Trousseau Noir and Mission. They are dry-farmed, picked together and co-fermented. It has a deep ruby-purple color and deep, layered aromas of tar, earth, blackcurrant liqueur, cast iron and dried violets. The full-bodied palate bursts with juicy acidity, sparks of Luxardo cherry and a silky, rounded mouthfeel. It finishes very long and perfumed.
By “very old vines,” they mean planted in the 1880s, which like all of the Marietta vineyards are organically farmed.
