Margerum 2004 "Purisima Mountain Vineyard" Syrah - Artist label

$65.00 -- Margerum 2004 "Purisima Mountain Vineyard" Syrah

Purchase Margerum 2004 "Purisima Mountain Vineyard" Syrah - Artist label

2004 Margerum   Syrah   Purisma Mountain Vineyard
Limited Edition Signed Artist Label by Hugh Margerum
36 bottles available

This is my forth vintage from Purisima Mountain. As always, this Syrah is a blend of two clones (Estrella and Tablas Clone 99), which I get from Steve Beckmen's beautiful vineyard at the north end of Ballard Canyon. There is a little knoll next to my Estrella section that looks south-east towards Solvang and it has one of the prettiest views of the Santa Ynez valley. I always take a little "stroll to the knoll" when I visit my grapes.   The wine I make from here is pretty and elegant; it's my least powerful and most delicate Syrah. Very un-interventionist wine making - I rack on persistent reduction, keep the winery fricken freezing (to preserve the fruit and so I can use less SO2), and I just watch as the wine elevates itself into this wine. Also, it is aged in 50% new François Frères barrels - two of which are half barrels (very cute) and 50% in neutral barrels.

Here's what Robert Parker had to say:

91 points
Drink 2006-2014

Blackberries, blueberries, acacia flowers, white chocolate, and subtle barrique notes characterize the aromas and flavors of the dense, opaque blue/purple-tinged 2004 Syrah Purisima Mountain Vineyard. It is pure, rich, and elegant, with a style that begs for consumption over the next 6-8 years.