Activist, 2013 Private Reserve, Santa Ynez Valley, Syrah
Taste
Intense and extracted with supple texture, this wine deliver rich florals, velvety, jammy, black and red fruits with hints of chocolate. Some notes of black pepper, toasty vanilla and graphite on the nose.
Varietal
100% Syrah
Region
Santa Ynez Valley
Winemaking
Lengthy fermentation, followed by 8 months of time spent in tank then neutral French oak then back again. Oak contact kept minimal to ensure a vivid, ripe fruit character in the wine.
Liane Wiley
May 5, 2015
Wonderful wine!
Marianne
April 22, 2015
This is by far my favorite wine that I have ordered.
Jessica
April 14, 2015
by far my all time favorite it is all around beautiful
Jinger
April 6, 2015
Congratulations on combining a medium body, inky colored wine with suppleness of smell and taste. "Grapes to glass" is a risk you took that paid off for a Syrah that works with BBG meat, for example. Highly recommended.
Jinger
April 6, 2015
My goodness. This wine shocked me. I thought I'd found my favorite Syrah, but I was wrong. If you are a red wine lover you MUST try Activist!
Chris Foley
March 30, 2015
This had the most body, enjoyable.
Jeff
March 11, 2015
Amazing.
Kelly Moore
February 23, 2015
As I said about the other red we had at our last tasting; this is the fifth event I've attended and I've not like one red. I was shocked that I liked this one on the first pour and after decanted. I ordered one of each.
Emily Schmidt
January 22, 2015
Very Flavorable to palate. I would buy for Special Occasion, price is a bit high to buy on a constant. That being said, VERY GOOD WINE !!
Amy Gambino
November 27, 2014
Very tasty. I can taste the pepper and has a full aftertaste.