Lot 362
SAXUM VINEYARDS HEART STONE VINEYARD 2010 (3) 94 WS 95 WA
SAXUM VINEYARDS HEART STONE VINEYARD 2011 (2) 95 WA
Lot 362 Details
SAXUM VINEYARDS HEART STONE VINEYARD 2010 (3)Paso Robles.
More dense and rich, the 2010 Heart Stone Vineyard is a co-fermented blend of 51% Syrah and 49% Grenache that comes from a small 7-acre, south-facing vineyard located on the western side of Paso Robles. Aged mostly in large oak puncheons for 20-28 months, it offers up a savory, complex bouquet of kirsch and blackberry-like fruit, meat juice, Provencal herbs, dried licorice, and dusty minerality. Gorgeous on the palate as well, with a deft, elegant texture, building richness, and layers of chewy tannin, this beauty is reasonably approachable now, yet will be even better in 2-3 years. It will drink well for 12-15 years. 94 WS 95 WA
SAXUM VINEYARDS HEART STONE VINEYARD 2011 (2)
Paso Robles.
The 2011 Heart Stone Vineyard is a blend of 58% Syrah, 37% Grenache and 5% Mourvedre that was brought up in mostly concrete, with 20% in puncheons. Showing beautifully from barrel, it didn’t disappoint from bottle and has a perfumed, elegant feel to its purple fruits, lavender, violets, white pepper and underbrush-like aromas and flavors. The whole cluster inclusion shows here, yet it has fantastic purity, fine tannin and integrated acidity. Give it another year in the cellar and enjoy bottles through 2025. 95 WA
5 bts. per lot $700 - $900