2017 Lillian - SyrahColour : Red Producer : Lillian Label Name : Syrah Country : USA Region : California Sub Region : Central Coast Variety : Syrah Vintage : 2017 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Tasting Note : Lillian is the California Syrah project of Maggie Harrison, who produces the wine alongside her flagship Oregon label Antica Terra, sharing the same winery and tasting facility in Dundee. The label is named after Harrisons grandmother and the wine is sourced from

the Grand Cru Classé A estate on the Saint-Émilion limestone plateau directly adjacent to Château Ausone

featuring black cherry compote

but the Santa Barbara region was largely unaffected by smoke taint

outstanding concentration from the 2021 vintage and a very long

Ageing in grès is a historically documented practice in Burgundy that fell from favour during the twentieth century as the industry standardised around oak barrels

allowing the variety's expressive character to shine while maintaining its hallmark vibrancy

The Wine Advocate (Erin Brooks) awarded 93 points

This compact and very tightly wound effort makes it unequivocally clear that this is built to reward extended keeping and like the Folatières

elegant close confirms a white Châteauneuf-du-Pape of outstanding quality

the 2016 produced Nebbiolo of formidable tannin structure

The Merlot was picked beginning on the 20th of September and the Cabernet 4th of October

feather-light and incredibly thin