Our own favorite Marietta wine (and their favorite, too). “Only” a Wine Advocate 95…but read this review!
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!
By “very old vines,” they mean planted in the 1880s, which like all of the Marietta vineyards are organically farmed.
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